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Announcing the ASX 21st Annual Symposium: “Cosmic Whispers” on March 7th

Announcing our (much anticipated) 2024 ASX Annual Symposium theme: 🎙️”Cosmic Whispers: Unravelling the Mysterious Signals of the Universe” Join us this  🗓️ March 7th to explore the exotic signals of our universe: X-ray bursts, the cosmic microwave background, and fast radio bursts; phenomena which offers fascinating insights into the origins and dynamics of the cosmos. As the…
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Observation Night: Friday, November 15th

Join us for our next observation night in collaboration with the Astronomy Union on Friday, November 15th from 7:30-9:30pm. Gaze into the night sky through various telescopes on the 15th floor of McLennan Physical Laboratories (60 St. George Street)! Happening the same night immediately after our StarTalk, so it’s a perfect night to come to…
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Star Talk: CHIME – A digital radio telescope for mapping the Universe

Join us with Dr. Juan Mena Parra at 6:00pm on Friday, November 15th for our next Star Talk!✨ 📍BA1220 (Bahen Centre) – 40 St. George Street Talk Topic: ✧ Star Talk: CHIME – A digital radio telescope for mapping the Universe ✧ Abstract: In this talk, I will describe how recent technological and scientific advances not only changed the way…
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Star Talk: What Are Neutron Stars? What Do They Tell Us?

Join us with Dr. Reed Essick at 6:00pm on Wednesday, October 23rd for our next Star Talk!✨   📍SS2108 (Sidney Smith) – 100 St. George Street   Talk Topic: ✧ What Are Neutron Stars? What Do They Tell Us? ✧   Abstract: Neutron stars are extreme astrophysical laboratories perfectly suited to study fundamental physical interactions. In particular, they provide unique…
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Observation Night: Friday, October 11th

Join us for our next observation night in collaboration with the Astronomy Union on Friday, October 11th from 8-10pm. Gaze into the night sky through various telescopes on the 15th floor of McLennan Physical Laboratories (60 St. George Street)