Planet Hunters
With the discovery of hundreds of worlds around other stars, will we find that Earth is not alone in bearing life?
Stories tagged ‘Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics’
Planetary Mysteries
Discoveries of new planets outside our solar system are forcing astronomers to rethink theories of how planets form
The World’s Largest Telescope
As scientists prepare the next-generation space telescope, University of Toronto astronomers are pushing for an even larger ground-based scope
To Boldly Go
U of T’s Dunlap Institute will step up the search for worlds beyond our solar system
A Blast into the Universe’s Past
Astronomy prof Barth Netterfield stars in new documentary about a high-flying telescope
The Proof Is Out There
In the early 1970s, black holes were just a topic for scientific speculation. Then astrophysist Tom Bolton began pondering the matter
