/channels/taxonomy/term/7473/all en /channels/channels/news/repeating-fast-radio-burst-extreme-environment-283756 <p>New detections of radio waves from a repeating fast radio burst have revealed an astonishingly potent magnetic field in the source’s environment, indicating that it is situated near a massive black hole or within a nebula of unprecedented power.</p> <p><span>The findings by an international team of astronomers, including Victoria Kaspi and Shriharsh Tendulkar of Æ»¹ûÒùÔº, appear in the January 11 edition of <em>Nature</em> and are highlighted on the cover of the journal.</span></p> Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:20:02 +0000 webfull 133980 at /channels /channels/news/radio-burst-discovery-deepens-astrophysics-mystery-237427 <p></p> <p style="text-align:left" align="center"><i>Brief pulse detected by Arecibo telescope appears to come from far beyond our galaxy</i></p> <p style="text-align:left" align="center"><i> Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:01:12 +0000 webfull 103490 at /channels /channels/news/vicky-kaspi-wins-2015-killam-prize-natural-sciences-246500 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº professor Vicky Kaspi, a world-renowned astrophysicist known for her cutting-edge work on neutron stars and pulsars, was awarded the Killam Prize today, one of the country’s most prestigious awards for academic-career achievement. The $100,000 prize was granted for outstanding scholarship in the natural sciences. Five awards – one each in the categories of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering -- are distributed every year by the Canada Council for the Arts. Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:31:53 +0000 webfull 109367 at /channels /channels/news/homing-source-mysterious-cosmic-radio-bursts-264901 <p>Astronomers have pinpointed for the first time the home galaxy of a Fast Radio Burst, moving scientists a step closer to detecting what causes these powerful but fleeting pulses of radio waves. FRBs, which last just a few thousandths of a second, have puzzled astrophysicists since their discovery a decade ago.</p> Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:02:45 +0000 webfull 123869 at /channels