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Astrophysics

Astrophysics applies the laws of physics and chemistry to explain the birth, life, and death of stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, and other objects in the universe. Perimeter researchers work closely with experimentalists to discover new aspects of nature.

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has measured polarized light spiralling out from the edge of supermassive black hole M87*,…
/Nov 08, 2023
From 19th century astro-sketchers to 21st century image processors, artists and astronomers have worked hand-in-hand for centuries. The results have…
/Aug 08, 2023
The latest discovery from the Canadian-led CHIME/FRB Collaboration, which includes Perimeter researchers, deepens our understanding of this mysterious phenomenon.
/Apr 26, 2023
The new research published in Nature “significantly enhances our view of the environment of black holes and the origins of…
/Apr 26, 2023
Perimeter’s Jessie Muir and collaborators in the Dark Energy Survey have measured 100 million galaxies to better understand the mysterious…
/Apr 11, 2023
From the James Webb Space Telescope and the black hole at the centre of our galaxy to a Nobel Prize…
/Dec 16, 2022
Scientists have discerned a sharp ring of light created by photons whipping around the back of a supermassive black hole…
/Aug 16, 2022
The CHIME/FRB Collaboration reveals a new type of fast radio burst with pulses spaced milliseconds apart in a new paper…
/Jul 13, 2022
Gravitational wave researchers gathered at Perimeter’s first in-person scientific workshop since the pandemic began.
/May 24, 2022
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, a globe-spanning consortium of researchers from Perimeter Institute and a dozen partner organizations, has released…
/May 12, 2022