McPherson Lecture: Opening A Neutrino Window On The Universe From The South Pole

Thursday, March 21, 2024 19:30to20:30

The Anna McPherson lecture is McGill's prize lecture series in physics, bringing a distinguished physicist to our department each year. This year we are delighted to welcome Francis Halzen from...

TSI Public Talk: Eclipse, what are they and what are they good for?

Thursday, March 14, 2024 19:00to20:00

Join us on March 14th, 2024 at 7pm to dive into the world of eclipses with TSI professor Nic Cowan!...

TSI Public Talk: The Mystery and History of Fast Radio Bursts

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 19:00to20:00

Join us on February 7th, 2024 to learn about the cosmic mystery and history of fast radio bursts from one of the scientists who discovered them!3480 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E9, CA...

New paper explores four nearby fast radio burst sources

Published: 11 January 2024

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...

TSI Public Talk: Harnessing the Power of Interstellar Plasma Lenses

Thursday, November 16, 2023 19:00to20:00

Join us Thursday, November 16th to learn about how TSI astronomer Dr. Robert Main uses plasma in our galaxy as a telescope!3480 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E9, CA/scienceCategory: Public...

TSI Public Talk: Eclipse Enigma

Thursday, October 5, 2023 19:00to20:30

Join us for a panel discussion with astronomers from across Quebec to learn more about the two upcoming eclipses and how you can view them!McDonald-Harrington Building, 815 Sherbrooke St W,,...

TSI Public Talk: Mapping The Cosmos

Thursday, September 14, 2023 19:00

Join us on Thursday September 14th at 7pm in Otto Maass room 112 for the Trottier Space Institute Public Lecture. Prof. Adrian Liu will tell us about his efforts to map the cosmos and what exactly...

Experts: Canadian astronomers set to join Ariel space mission

Published: 25 July 2023

This week Canada announced it will contribute to the European Space Agency’s Ariel mission. A first mission of its kind, the Ariel space telescope will launch in 2029 to study the atmospheres of...

How different were galaxies in the early universe?

Published: 12 April 2023

An array of 350 radio telescopes in the Karoo desert of South Africa is getting closer to detecting the “cosmic dawn” — the era after the Big Bang when stars first ignited and galaxies began to...

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