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White Dwarfs Get a Second Stellar Life Due to Buoyant Crystal Formation

By Milan P. Ilnyckyj, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
Research published in Nature by CITA Nationa…

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CITA faculty Maya Fishbach receives the 2023 John Charles Polanyi Prize in Physics

By: Lyuba Encheva, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics

Assistant Professor Maya Fishback, one of t…

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2024 Sloan Research Fellowships awarded to Maya Fishbach, CITA, and Daniel Litt, Mathematics

February 20, 2024 by A&S News

Two researchers from the Faculty of Arts & Science have been awarded…

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CITA astrophysicists have been awarded major grants to study how magnetic energy from neutron stars is converted to radiation.

By Lyuba Encheva, Communications and Events, CITA

CITA faculty Bart Ripperda and postdoctoral fellow Gibwa Musok…

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McMaster And CITA astronomers use James Webb Space Telescope to probe cosmic history

Recent deep imaging data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows a spectacular panoramic view of t…

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CITA Professor J. Richard Bond receives three prestigious honours from the international physics community

 In October, 2023 CITA’s Professor J. Richard Bond received two prestigious honours from the Canadian and American…

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Prof Norman Murray sheds light on why the day is 24 hrs long

Read the full A&S News Article by Chris Sasaki here, excerpt below
A team of astrophysicists, including CITA…

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CITA Welcomes Six Fellows to 2023 Cohort

CITA extends a warm welcome to our incoming Fellows and National Fellows. In September, we will be joined by four…

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CITA Faculty and Fellow Part of LVK’s Newest Observation Run

Today the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration begins a new observing run with upgraded instruments, new and even mor…

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CITA Flagship Welcomes Back CITA + PI Day

CITA and Perimeter Institute gathered for CITA + PI Day on Friday May 19, 2023. These gatherings aim to foster…

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