TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2020 — The Sloan Digital Sky Survey’s (SDSS) fifth generation collected its very first observations of the cosmos at 1:47 a.m. on Oct. 24. As the world's first all-sky time-domain spectroscopic survey, SDSS-V will provide groundbreaking insight into the formation and evolution of galaxies – like our own Milky Way – and the supermassive black holes that lurk at their centers.
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York U expert can discuss Stephen Hawking’s legacy and impact on world
TORONTO, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 – The brilliant mind of, arguably, the world’s most famous physicist, Stephen Hawking, has left some of his most pressing questions unanswered, but his legacy will live on. He has become a mythical figure, a hero, a beautiful mind. Héléne Mialet of York University’s Faculty of Science, has written extensively […]
Gas falling into black holes? York U researcher discovers unusual type of quasar
Toronto, November 4, 2013 – A team of researchers led by York University Associate Professor Patrick Hall have discovered some strange behaviour occurring in distant galaxies – observing several cases of gas “falling” into black holes at a high velocity. “Matter falling into black holes may not sound surprising,” says Hall, “but what we found […]
