CHIME

The CHIME Fast Radio Burst Project will soon be upgraded to Unveil the Microsecond Sky

Ten McGill research projects receive $42 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation The Government of Quebec and partner organizations provide additional funding, bringing the total research investment to $106 million. McGill was awarded $42 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund to support 10 research infrastructure projects led by researchers at ...

CHIME and its new Outrigger telescopes find and localize a super bright FRB!

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Brightest fast radio burst seen so far allows researchers to zoom in on the location of origin A team of international astronomers, including McGill researchers, have pinpointed one of the brightest fast radio bursts (FRBs) ever detected to a location in a nearby galaxy. The finding and the location surprised the team and offered new insight into FRBs, which are one of astrophysics’ biggest...