Department of Physics and Astronomy
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New UBC research could expand genetic screening for families at risk of aggressive cancer.
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Canada nabs time on Extremely Large Telescope with groundbreaking instrument investment
Canada is playing a key role in one of the world’s most powerful telescopes, securing access through investment in a groundbreaking instrument.
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Earliest, hottest galaxy cluster gas on record could change our cosmological models
The scorching cloud of gas threaded between clusters of galaxies is five times hotter than current models predict, highlighting gaps in our models of galaxy cluster formation.
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‘Loudest’ black hole ever detected, 10 years after Nobel-winning discovery
UBC researchers help detect the loudest black hole merger ever recorded, marking a decade since the first gravitational wave discovery and pushing the boundaries of astrophysics.
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One in four chance per year that rocket junk will enter busy airspace
While the chance of debris hitting an aircraft is very low, the research highlights that the potential for uncontrolled space rocket junk to disrupt flights and create additional costs for airlines and passengers is not.
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Will space stations have enough ‘lifeboats’ for tourists?
UBC researcher Dr. Aaron Boley discusses just how ready we are for space tourism.
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Star with two faces discovered thousands of light years from Earth
With one side composed fully of hydrogen and the other of helium, the star has been dubbed Janus after the two-faced Roman god of transition, and described in a new study published in Nature today.
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Canadian scientists celebrate launch of Euclid satellite
Mission will explore the evolution of the dark Universe.
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Changes in the tick of ‘cosmic clocks’ reveal gravitational waves
Using part of the Milky Way as an antenna, researchers have found evidence for gravitational waves that undulate over periods of years to decades by measuring changes in the tick of ‘cosmic clocks.'
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Astronomers double the number of repeating cosmic probes
A Canadian-led research team has doubled the number of repeating fast radio bursts, adding 25 new ‘cosmic probes’.
