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The force is not-so strong with this one, new research finds

An international group of astronomers, including from 91��ɫ’s department of Physics and Astronomy, using the world’s most powerful space telescope, have made a surprising discovery about a galaxy long, long ago and far, far away: It isn’t rotating.

That’s something typically seen in more mature galaxies that are closer to us in space and time, says Ben Forrest, a research scientist at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Davis, and first author on the paper published May 4 in Nature Astronomy.

91��ɫ experts discuss TD Bank's money-laundering scandal, the Canada Post strike, AI in the workplace and more

91��ɫ experts discuss TD Bank's money-laundering scandal, the Canada Post labour action, AI in the workplace, and more.

Astronauts have surprising ability to know how far they ‘fly’ in space

New research led by 91��ɫ Faculty of Health researcher Laurence Harris finds astronauts have a surprising ability to orient themselves and gauge distance travelled while free from the pull of gravity.

91��ɫ scientist helps build instrument on new James Webb Space Telescope

TORONTO, Dec. XX, 2021 – The new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency – is expected to launch this month with the Canadian-built Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS). It will take images and spectra of fainter objects than the Hubble Telescope ever could, and it’s creating an astronomical amount of excitement.

Study: 91��ɫ U planetary scientist puts Mars lake theory on ice with new study that offers alternate explanation

Interdisciplinary investigation of the planet’s south pole points to clays being the likely culprit TORONTO, July 29, 2021 – For years scientists have been debating what might lay under the Martian planet’s south polar cap after bright radar reflections were discovered and initially attributed to water. But now, a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters, led by planetary scientists from […]

Super blue blood moon and lunar eclipse a rare sighting

TORONTO, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 – It’s rare to see a super blue blood moon and a lunar eclipse all at the same time, says 91��ɫ Professor Paul Delaney. The last one was in 1866. But that’s what Jan. 31 will bring eager celestial watchers. The “blue” in the super blue blood moon is […]

Ultimate survivors: Tatooine worlds orbiting two suns often survive violent escapades of aging stars

TORONTO, October 12, 2016 – Planets that revolve around two suns may surprisingly survive the violent late stages of the stars’ lives, according to new research out of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre and 91��ɫ. The finding is surprising because planets orbiting close to a single sun, like Mercury and Venus in our solar […]