| Date: | Title | General Subject |
18 Feb 10 |
JURASSIC SPACE: ANCIENT GALAXIES COME TOGETHER AFTER BILLIONS OF YEARS
| Galaxies |
13 Nov 08 |
ASTRONOMERS CAPTURE FIRST IMAGES OF ANOTHER SOLAR SYSTEM
| Exoplanets |
13 Oct 08 |
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL TELESCOPE BEGINS LEGACY SURVEY OF THE SUBMILLIMETRE SKY
| Radio telescope |
15 Sep 08 |
FIRST PICTURE OF LIKELY PLANET AROUND SUN-LIKE STAR
| Extrasolar planets |
09 Sep 08 |
INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF ASTRONOMERS FINDS MISSING LINK
| Solar system,
Asteroids |
04 Jul 08 |
OBSERVATIONS OF UNIQUE TWIN-PULSAR STAR SYSTEM SHOW EFFECTS OF GENERAL RELATIVITY
| Neutron stars |
04 Jun 08 |
SUPER-LUMINOUS SUPERNOVAE SN2006GY, SN2005GJ AND SN2005AP: POSSIBLE SIGNATURE OF EXPLOSIVE CONVERSION OF A NEUTRON STAR INTO A QUARK STAR
| Supernova |
22 May 08 |
CASCA 2008: THE CANADIAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY GETS ITS PLACE AMONG THE STARS!
| Minor planets |
22 May 08 |
CASCA 2008: CANADA IS A PARTNER IN HUBBLE'S SUCESSOR - THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE
| Instrumentation |
22 May 08 |
CASCA 2008: FOUR'S A CROWD: A RARE QUARTET OF STARS MAY UNLOCK SECRETS OF STELLAR EVOLUTION
| Massive stars |
10 Apr 08 |
ASTRONOMERS DISCOVERED THE COLDEST BROWN DWARF STAR EVER OBSERVED
| Brown dwarf stars |
22 Nov 07 |
ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER STARS WITH PURE CARBON ATMOSPHERE
| White dwarf stars |
29 Oct 07 |
POSSIBLE DETECTION OF A SHORT TAIL BEHIND COMET 17/P HOLMES
| Comet |
20 Aug 07 |
POSSIBLE CLOSEST NEUTRON STAR TO EARTH FOUND
| Neutron star |
16 Aug 07 |
DARK MATTER MYSTERY DEEPENS IN COSMIC "TRAIN WRECK"
| Dark matter |
8 Jun 07 |
CASCA 2007: BORING STAR MAY MEAN LIVELIER PLANET
| Extrasolar planets |
7 Jun 07 |
CASCA 2007: A TEAM OF ASTRONOMERS IDENTIFIES THE MOST MASSIVE STAR EVER
| Massive stars,
Stellar evolution |
7 Jun 07 |
CASCA 2007: ASTRONOMERS FIND MOST DISTANT BLACK HOLE
| Quasars,
Cosmology |
6 Jun 07 |
CASCA 2007: ACTIVE STELLAR REMNANTS COULD PRESENT INTERESTING CHALLENGE FOR LISA
| Gravitational waves |
10 Apr 07 |
FEATHERWEIGHT CELESTIAL PAIR HAS UNCERTAIN FUTURE TOGETHER
| Brown dwarf |
20 Sep 06 |
"CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA" CHALLENGES UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SUPERNOVAE WORK
| Supernovae |
18 Aug 06 |
HUBBLE SEES FAINTEST STARS IN A GLOBULAR CLUSTER
| White dwarf stars |
3 Aug 06 |
BABY `Planemos’ CAN BE BORN AS TWINS
| Extrasolar planets |
8 Jun 06 |
SPACE IS DUSTY, AND ASTRONOMER FINALLY KNOW WHY
| Supernova |
6 Jun 06 |
GEMINI PROBES ANDROMEDA GALAXY WITH UNPRECEDENTED CLARITY
| Galaxies |
6 Jun 06 |
A TALE OF TWO NEBULAE
| Stellar evolution |
4 Jun 06 |
SMASHING YOUNG STARS LEAVE DWARFS IN THEIR WAKE
| Star formation |
4 Jun 06 |
MOST SPACE TELESCOPE PLAYS `HIDE & SEEK' WITH AN EXOPLANET; LEARNS ABOUT ATMOSPHERE AND WEATHER OF A DISTANT WORLD
| Extrasolar planets |
1 Jun 06 |
WORLD'S BIGGEST TELESCOPE PURSUES RELATIVISTIC BINARY PULSAR
| Neutron stars |
10 May 06 |
ASTRONOMERS CONSTRUCT LARGEST-EVER 3D MAP OF A MILLION GALAXIES
| Cosmology |
13 Jan 06 |
ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER FASTEST-SPINNING PULSAR
| Neutron stars |
12 Jan 06 |
UBC ASTRONOMER TO REVEAL RESULTS OF MOST SATELLITE'S SEARCH FOR OTHER EARTHS
| Extrasolar planet |
14 Dec 05 |
DISCOVERY OF A NEW KUIPER BELT OBJECT
| Solar system |
22 Nov 05 |
WAS EINSTEIN'S BIGGEST BLUNDER A STELLAR SUCCESS ?
| Cosmology |
17 May 05 |
MOST SPACE TELESCOPE SEES "TAIL WAGGING DOG" IN STAR-EXOPLANET SYSTEM
| Extrasolar planet |
17 May 05 |
CANADA'S SPACE TELESCOPE CRACKS OPEN A MASSIVE STAR
| Stars,
Wolf-Rayet |
17 May 05 |
THE SPIRE INSTRUMENT OF THE HERSCHEL SPACE TELESCOPE
| Space telescope,
instrumentation |
17 May 05 |
A NEW LOOK OF STELLAR BIRTHS FROM SPACE
| Stars,
formation |
17 May 05 |
CANADIAN ASTRONOMERS TO SEARCH FOR WATER IN THE UNIVERSE
| Space telescope,
instrumentation |
16 May 05 |
MOST SPACE TELESCOPE PLAYS 'HIDE & SEEK' WITH AN EXOPLANET; LEARNS ABOUT ATMOSPHERE AND WEATHER OF A DISTANT WORLD
| Extrasolar planet |
16 May 05 |
CANADIAN SPACE TELESCOPE DETECTS PUZZLING BRIGHTNESS VARIATIONS IN DYING STAR
| Stars,
Subdwarf |
16 May 05 |
CANADA'S SPACE TELESCOPE DISCOVERS STAR RINGING OUT OF TUNE
| Stars,
Pulsation |
16 May 05 |
ASTROPHYSICIST PROPOSE A NOVEL PROCEDURE TO PROBE THE ACCELERATING EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE NATURE OF DARK ENERGY
| Cosmology,
Dark energy |
16 May 05 |
IN THE WAR AGAINST STARS: QUÉBEC STRIKES BACK !
| Light pollution |
14 May 05 |
NEW FIGURES RANK CANADA #1 IN ASTRONOMY
| Science |
12 May 05 |
AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS RECEIVE CUSTOM IMAGES FROM CANADA'S BIGGEST TELESCOPES
| Gemini,
CFHT |
19 Avr 05 |
STAR EXPLOSIONS ON THE HALF-SHELL
| Stars,
Supernova |
18 Avr 05 |
FIVE GIANT IMPACT BASINS REVEAL THE ANCIENT EQUATOR OF MARS
| Solar system,
Mars |
16 Jun 04 |
CAP/CASCA/COMP/BSC 2004: CANADIAN ASTRONOMERS SHED SOME LIGHT ON DARK MATTER AROUND GALAXIES
| Dark Matter,
Galaxies |
15 Jun 04 |
CAP/CASCA/COMP/BSC 2004: CANADA'S FIRST SPACE TELESCOPE TAKES THE PULSE OF ONE STAR; DIAGNOSES ACNE AND HYPERACTIVITY IN ANOTHER"
| Space astronomy,
Stellar oscillations |
15 Jun 04 |
CAP/CASCA/COMP/BSC 2004: PHYSICISTS FIND PERFECT ROTATIONS FOR MASSIVE MAGIC CUBES"
| |
15 Jun 04 |
CAP/CASCA/COMP/BSC 2004: THE WORLD'S FOREMOST RADIO ASTRONOMICAL TALENTS GATHER IN CANADA"
| Radio astronomy,
New technology |
15 Jun 04 |
CAP/CASCA/COMP/BSC 2004: YORK UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS CREATE "SUPER ATOM"
| Bose-Einstein Condensate |
14 Jun 04 |
CAP/CASCA/COMP/BSC 2004: THE NORTH STAR CLOSER THAT PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT!
| Star cluster,
Distance |
14 Jun 04 |
CAP/CASCA/COMP/BSC 2004: SYNCHROTRON BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND THERAPY BEAMLINE UNIQUE IN NORTH AMERICA
| Synchrotron radiation |
14 Jun 04 |
CAP/CASCA/COMP/BSC 2004: QUANTUM COMPUTERS TO BREAK THROUGH MOORE’S LAW BARRIER AND GO BEYOND DIGITAL
| Quantum physic |
14 Jun 04 |
CAP/CASCA/COMP/BSC 2004: ON THE ROAD TO PHYSICS WITH ANTIHYDROGEN ATOMS
| Antimatter |
23 Feb 04 |
SCIENTISTS WATCH NEUTRON STAR EXPLOSION IN REAL-TIME
| Neutron stars,Degenerate stars |
13 Jan 04 |
WHY DO GALAXIES IN THE YOUNG UNIVERSE APPEAR SO MATURE?
| Cosmology,Galaxy formation |
12 Jan 04 |
FIRST EVIDENCE OF AN EXTRA-SOLAR PLANET WITH A MAGNETIC FIELD
| Extrasolar planets |
01 Jun 03 |
CASCA 2003: NEW MOONS AROUND JUPITER
| Solar system,Moons |
01 Jun 03 |
CASCA 2003: BRINGING THE STARS (AND THE UNIVERSE!) CLOSER TO HOME
| Education |
20 Mar 03 |
Weighing a black hole at the edge of the Universe
| Cosmology,
Early Universe |
13 Jan 03 |
NRC astronomer part of team that discovers new moons around Neptune
| Solar system,
moons |
07 Nov 02 |
Strongest magnet in the Universe identified by University of Manitoba astronomer
| Neutron stars,
Degenerate stars |
06 Jun 02 |
Stormy weather on the coolest brown dwarfs
| Low mass stars,
Star formation |
13 May 02 |
CASCA 2002: From darkness to light - Forming the oldest stars in the cosmos
| Star formation,
Cosmology |
12 May 02 |
CASCA 2002: World's largest hydrodynamic cosmological particle simulation
performed at McMaster University
| Cosmology |
12 May 02 |
CASCA 2002: Canadian astronomers go over to the 'dark' side
| Cosmology,
Dark Matter,
Solar System |
26 Feb 02 |
Massive star pair
raises dust while doing the tango
... Off-site link to more
Gemini Observatory information
| Stars |
27 May 01 |
Press Releases Presented at the CASCA 2001 Meeting
| Stars,
Planets,
Our Milky Way Galaxy |
26 Oct 00 |
Saturn swarming with satellites
... Off-site link to more
Satellites of Saturn
| Planets in our Solar System |
14 Jan 00 |
Exposing the stuff between stars
... Off-site link to more
Canadian Galactic
Plane Survey images and press releases
| Our Milky Way Galaxy |
12 Jan 00 |
Possible astronomical
implications for the origin of life-chemical synthesis in the circumstellar
environment
... Off-site link to more
Planetary Nebulae
information
| Astrobiology |
09 Dec 99 |
Toward Solving the
Mystery of the Origin of Uranus and Neptune
... Off-site link to more
Solar
System Models
| Planets in our Solar System |
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