/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3473/all en /newsroom/mark-brandon Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:53:16 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 297093 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/astronomers-capture-radio-signal-distant-galaxy-344925 <p>How do stars form in distant galaxies? Astronomers have long been trying to answer this question by detecting radio signals emitted by nearby galaxies. However, these signals become weaker the further away a galaxy is from Earth, making it difficult for current radio telescopes to pick up.</p> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:13:54 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288629 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/infinity-and-beyond-26-million-propel-space-research-mcgill-university-and-universite-de-montreal-343731 <p>The <b>UUÖ±²¥ Space Institute (MSI)</b> and the <b>Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx)</b> at Université de Montréal are at the forefront of the exhilarating pace of space research, helping to advance our knowledge of extrasolar planets, fast radio bursts, the dark universe, and other extraterrestrial mysteries. Now their stellar work and efforts to recruit top students and researchers are getting a huge boost thanks to extraordinary<b> </b>gifts to <b>UUÖ±²¥</b> and the <b>Université de Montréal</b> from the Trottier Family Foundation.</p> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:46:06 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288516 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/astronomers-reveal-first-image-black-hole-heart-our-galaxy-339571 <p>Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole and yields valuable clues about the workings of such giants, which are thought to reside at the centre of most galaxies. The image was produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes. Astronomers from UUÖ±²¥ were part of this global effort.</p> Thu, 12 May 2022 16:34:23 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288139 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/what-rise-oxygen-early-earth-tells-us-about-life-other-planets-337051 <p>When did the Earth reach oxygen levels sufficient to support animal life? Researchers from UUÖ±²¥ have discovered that a rise in oxygen levels occurred in step with the evolution and expansion of complex, eukaryotic ecosystems. Their findings represent the strongest evidence to date that extremely low oxygen levels exerted an important limitation on evolution for billions of years.</p> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:23:08 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 284911 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 15:41:33 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 283870 at /newsroom /newsroom/eve-lee Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:25:46 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 283749 at /newsroom /newsroom/cynthia-chiang Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:12:06 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 283688 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/astronomers-uncover-mysterious-origins-super-earths-328401 <p>Mini-Neptunes and super-Earths up to four times the size of our own are the most common exoplanets orbiting stars beyond our solar system. Until now, super-Earths were thought to be the rocky cores of mini-Neptunes whose gassy atmospheres were blown away. In a new study published in <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/abd6c7"><i>The Astrophysical Journal</i></a>, astronomers from UUÖ±²¥ show that some of these exoplanets never had gaseous atmospheres to begin with, shedding new light on their mysterious origins.</p> Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:44:23 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 256608 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/detecting-bacteria-space-297374 <p>Scientists at the University of Montreal and UUÖ±²¥ have pioneered and tested a new genomic methodology which reveals a complex bacterial ecosystem at work on the International Space Station.</p> <p>Until now, relatively little was known about the different types of microbes found on the space station. The new approach enables researchers to identify and map different species inside the ISS, which will ultimately help safeguard astronauts’ health and be key to future long-term space travel.</p> Wed, 22 May 2019 18:24:35 +0000 krysta.veneruz@mail.mcgill.ca 164254 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-launches-centre-space-research-256392 <p>$1 million donation from Trottier Family Foundation to fund UUÖ±²¥ Space Institute fellowships Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:30:06 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24576 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/first-mission-international-space-station-243773 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:26:44 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 22319 at /newsroom