Team discovers bounty of failed stars
Astronomers have discovered more than two dozen previously unknown failed stars, including one that ranks among the puniest of its kind, new research finds. read more
Jayawardhana's research explores extreme worlds
Since earning his PhD from Harvard in 2000, Professor Ray Jayawardhana has been recognized for his wide-ranging contributions to astronomy with a bevy of accolades, including the Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences, the Steacie Memorial Fellowship, and Canada’s Top 40 Under 40. He is also an award-winning science writer and author of the new book [...]
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Extreme distance between planet and star
Canadian scientists have found more evidence that a massive planet — eight times the size of Jupiter — is in fact part of another solar system. In an article in an upcoming edition of the Astrophysical Journal, Lafrenière and University of Toronto astronomers Ray Jayawardhana and Marten van Kerkwijk say they have confirmed that, in [...]
Banner year for Ray Jayawardhana
Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana of U of T’s Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics is the recipient of the 2009 Steacie Prize, one of Canada’s most prestigious honours for rising stars in science and engineering. “I’m surprised, honoured and humbled,” said Jayawardhana. “The Steacie Prize is a wonderful recognition of the frontline astrophysics research going on at [...]
A pair of U of T faculty members — Professors Ray Jayawardhana of astronomy and astrophysics and Brendan Frey of electrical and computer engineering — have been awarded two of six 2009 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships. continue
The world pays attention when U of T makes a discovery
When it comes to firing the human imagination, space surely provides the biggest bang with its impossible black vastness, its untouchable sparkly bits, its unknown goings-on. continue
