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April 7, 2026
Astrophysicist Rob Thacker on the Artemis II's amazing milestone - travelling 6,600 km further than the Apollo missions.
Astrophysicist Rob Thacker on the Artemis II's amazing milestone - travelling 6,600 km further than the Apollo missions.

March 31, 2026
Canadian astronaut prepares to leave Earth
Astrophysicist Rob Thacker discusses Canadian astronaut’s Jeremy Hansen’s upcoming liftoff from Earth.

March 26, 2026
2026 inductees to the PHYS 1211 Lab Hall of Fame
This year's inductees to the PHYS 1211 Lab Hall of Fame are: Diana MacWilliams, Elisha Delphin, and Maddie Lloyd. Elisha was missing from the photo.

September 5, 2025
É«»¨Ìà team of 70 astronomers makes new observations about massive stars
Saint Mary’s University Astronomer Dr. Vincent Hénault-Brunet is part of a team of researchers who observed that massive stars in metal-poor galaxies often live in pairs.

September 4, 2025
Star Finder program prepares NS teachers with astronomy lesson plans
The inaugural Star Finders Teachers’ Workshop was held at Saint Mary’s University for elementary and junior high teachers.

May 29, 2025
Congratulations to all Astronomy & Physics Graduates!
Congratulations to all our Astronomy and Physics students who graduated today! Your success is a proud moment for all of us. An extra shout out to Lucy Pothier-Bogoslowski for being awarded the Governor General’s Silver Medal!

May 22, 2025
Saint Mary’s astrophysics researchers make surprising discovery about supermassive black holes
Dr. Luigi Gallo and postdoc researchers Dr. Yerong Xu and Dr. Adam Gonzalez in the Department of Astronomy and Physics at Saint Mary’s were part of an international research team led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that again published in the journal Nature.

February 2, 2024
President’s Award for Excellence in Research: Dr. Luigi Gallo
Dr. Luigi Gallo was honoured at Winter Convocation with the President’s Award for Excellence in Research for his contributions to astrophysics.