/channels/taxonomy/term/20661/all en /channels/channels/news/thousands-flock-mcgill-take-solar-eclipse-356738 <p>On Monday April 8th, thousands of people flocked to ƻ����Ժ's downtown and MacDonald campuses, as well as Gault Nature Reserve, to witness a once-in-a-lifetime event: the total solar eclipse. The three spectacular events not only included a viewing party with free glasses, but also educational activities to inform the public on this astronomical phenomenon. Read the Reporter article on <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/thousands-throng-to-mcgill-to-take-in-solar-eclipse/">the eclipse festivities</a> to learn more.</p> Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:48:45 +0000 webfull 199369 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-total-solar-eclipse-april-8-2024-356131 <p>On April 8, 2024, a spectacular and rare celestial event is set to unfold over Canada, the United States and Mexico – a total solar eclipse. As the Moon aligns perfectly between Earth and the Sun, temporary darkness will sweep across parts of the country, captivating countless spectators. Quebec hasn't witnessed a total solar eclipse in over 50 years, and it will be over 80 years before the next one. (<a href="https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/eclipses/total-solar-eclipse.asp" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Government of Canada</a>) </p> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:27:00 +0000 webfull 198663 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-paper-explores-four-nearby-fast-radio-burst-sources-354136 <p>Fleeting blasts of energy from space, known as fast radio bursts (FRBs), are a cosmic enigma. A Canadian-led international team of researchers has published new findings suggesting that supernovae are the predominant contributors to forming sources that eventually produce FRBs.</p> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:51:21 +0000 webfull 196324 at /channels /channels/channels/event/cap-medal-talks-professors-charles-gale-and-daryl-haggard-345170 <p>ƻ����Ժ’s Department of Physics professors <a href="https://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~gale/Charles_Gale/Charles_Gale.html">Charles Gale</a> and <a href="https://www.dhaggard.physics.mcgill.ca/">Daryl Haggard</a> received medals from the Canadian Assoc</p> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:27:48 +0000 webfull 186241 at /channels /channels/channels/news/daryl-haggard-and-charles-gale-honoured-canadian-association-physicists-344565 <h3><i>Two highly accomplished researchers in ƻ����Ժ’s Department of Physics have received prestigious distinctions for their research </i></h3> Thu, 22 Dec 2022 20:47:25 +0000 webfull 185634 at /channels /channels/channels/event/life-finds-way-341640 <p>Did you know there are “aliens” living in our own backyard? An extremophile is an organism that lives in extreme environments where humans would not survive!</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2022 17:32:32 +0000 webfull 182291 at /channels /channels/channels/event/organelles-without-borders-how-liquid-droplets-organize-cell-339950 <p>We welcome you to another IN-PERSON and online public lecture!</p> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:40:37 +0000 webfull 180580 at /channels /channels/channels/event/space-debris-removal-technologies-missions-and-science-339185 <p>Join us for our next virtual public lecture on April 28th at 7pm, with ƻ����Ժ <strong>Prof.</strong></p> Sat, 23 Apr 2022 04:10:45 +0000 webfull 179701 at /channels /channels/channels/event/biggest-black-holes-universe-338537 <p>Join us for our next public lecture on March 31st at 7pm, with Prof. Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo from l’Université de Montréal to learn about the largest black holes in the universe!</p> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:20:33 +0000 webfull 178881 at /channels /channels/channels/event/qubit-quandary-panel-quantum-information-336960 <p>Our first public lecture of the winter is Thursday January 27th, 7pm! ƻ����Ժ professors Bill Coish, Kartiek Agarwal, and Lilian Childress are ready to answer all your questions about quantum information (qubits, anyone?)</p> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 02:43:25 +0000 webfull 177009 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-insights-seasons-planet-outside-our-solar-system-336430 <p><em>XO-3b, a hot Jupiter on an eccentric orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)</em></p> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:43 +0000 webfull 176451 at /channels /channels/channels/news/over-500-new-frbs-detected-single-year-due-chime-telescope-331426 <p>Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, blaze for a few milliseconds before vanishing without a trace. Their origins are unknown, and their appearance is unpredictable. In the decade following their discovery in 2007, only 140 FRBs had been seen. Now, thanks to the launch of a large stationary telescope in the interior of British Columbia in 2018, the number of new FRBs detected has almost quadrupled – for a total of 535.</p> Wed, 09 Jun 2021 16:32:07 +0000 webfull 171020 at /channels /channels/channels/news/zero-carbon-energy-sea-water-step-closer-331215 <p>Researchers at ƻ����Ժ have demonstrated a technique that could enable the production of robust, high-performance membranes to harness an abundant source of renewable energy.</p> <p>Blue energy, also known as osmotic energy, capitalizes on the energy naturally released when two solutions of different salinities mix – conditions that occur in countless locations around the world where fresh and salt water meet.</p> Wed, 26 May 2021 18:16:33 +0000 webfull 170786 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-earth-day-april-22-330545 <p>Earth Day, celebrated annually on 22 April, will again see more than 1 billion people participating in activities around the world to draw attention to the urgency of the climate crisis and environmental degradation and the need for immediate action. Many important environmental events have happened on Earth Day since its inception in 1970, including the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2016. The theme for this year – the second Earth Day Live digital event - is: Restore our Earth.</p> Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:08:05 +0000 webfull 170017 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-team-awarded-contract-advance-potential-canadian-contribution-litebird-space-telescope-302861 <p><b>November 7, 2019 (MONTREAL, Quebec)</b> - A team of researchers from the ƻ����Ժ Space Institute has secured a Phase 0 contract with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to advance a proposed Canadian contribution – including technology deliverables and scientific know-how -- for the LiteBIRD (Light satellite for the studies of B-mode polarization and Inflation from cosmic background Radiation Detection) mission.</p> Tue, 26 Nov 2019 19:00:35 +0000 webfull 155777 at /channels