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A ribbon-like vortex is created in a large water tank by William Irvine, an assistant professor in physics and Dustin Kleckner, a postdoctoral scientist in the James Franck Institute, and Martin Scheeler in a lab at the University of Chicago's Gordon Center Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (Photo by Robert Kozloff)

CDAC NewsDec 20, 2019

Meet the Autumn 2019 CDAC Discovery Grant Projects

Campus NewsNov 13, 2019

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Campus NewsNov 03, 2019

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In The MediaOct 29, 2019

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Campus NewsOct 28, 2019

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This image is packed full of galaxies! A keen eye can spot exquisite ellipticals and spectacular spirals, seen at various orientations: edge-on with the plane of the galaxy visible, face-on to show off magnificent spiral arms, and everything in between. The vast majority of these specks are galaxies, but to spot a foreground star from our own galaxy, you can look for a point of light with tell-tale diffraction spikes. The most alluring subject sits at the centre of the frame. With the charming name of SDSSJ0146-0929, the glowing central bulge is a galaxy cluster a monstrous collection of hundreds of galaxies all shackled together in the unyielding grip of gravity. The mass of this galaxy cluster is large enough to severely distort the spacetime around it, creating the odd, looping curves that almost encircle the cluster. These graceful arcs are examples of a cosmic phenomenon known as an Einstein ring. The ring is created as the light from a distant objects, like galaxies, pass by an extremely large mass, like this galaxy cluster. In this image, the light from a background galaxy is diverted and distorted around the massive intervening cluster and forced to travel along many different light paths towards Earth, making it seem as though the galaxy is in several places at once.

In The MediaOct 04, 2019

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CDAC NewsOct 02, 2019

CDAC Opens Autumn 2019 Discovery Grant Call for Proposals

Campus NewsOct 01, 2019

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Campus NewsSep 30, 2019

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CDAC NewsSep 29, 2019

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