Astronomy - University of Toronto Magazine

The Search for Another Earth

Astronomer Sara Seager believes there are other planets that support life. She’s dedicated much of her career to finding them Read More

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How Did the Universe Begin?

Prof. Barth Netterfield’s lifelong journey into faith, physics and astronomy Read More

She Walks in Beauty

Astronomer Helen Sawyer Hogg not only researched the stars, but explained them in a heavenly manner to students and the public Read More

Cosmic Twins

Mercedes Richards unpacks an astronomical mystery Read More

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Planet Hunters

With the discovery of hundreds of worlds around other stars, will we find that Earth is not alone in bearing life? Read More

Strange New Worlds

A few intriguing oddities from the hunt for exoplanets Read More

Life on Mars?

Scientists are trying to determine if methane in the Martian atmosphere came from living organisms Read More

Planetary Mysteries

Discoveries of new planets outside our solar system are forcing astronomers to rethink theories of how planets form Read More

We Are Star Stuff

A large asteroid could destroy all life on earth. But a "rain" of extraterrestrial debris long ago may have led to the conditions that started it, says a U of T geologist Read More

Oceans on Mars

Ridges on the red planet might have been shorelines Read More

What Is a Planet?

Recent discoveries force astronomers to rethink long-held definition Read More

Goddess on the Move

Astronomy buffs watch the Transit of Venus Read More

Shedding Light on Dark Matter

Scientists find that galaxies are surrounded by huge halos of dark matter Read More

Heavens Above

The Stewart Observatory has always inspired lofty dreams Read More