Presenting Our 2026 Symposium: THE RESTLESS UNIVERSE - Cosmic Bursts and Transients

📣 Announcing our 2026 Symposium!!

The universe is anything but quiet. What lies beyond the fleeting flashes and sudden signals of the cosmos? Our symposium theme this year is "The Restless Universe: Cosmic Bursts and Transients", where we will explore transient phenomena including fast radio bursts, gamma ray bursts and kilonovae, featuring speakers Prof. Shamibrata Chatterjee (Cornell), Prof. Wen-fai Fong (Northwestern), and Dr. Jilian Rastinejad (NASA). Join us for these exciting talks, and for the chance to win a telescope - it's free for students!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-restless-universe-cosmic-bursts-and-transients-asx-22nd-symposium-tickets-1982334742578

🗓️ Time & Date: March 6th, 6:30–10:30 PM (check-in starts at 6 pm)

📍 Location: MC102 (Mechanical Engineering Building)

🎫 Admission:

• Free for students with valid student ID (secondary, post-secondary)
• Free for everyone 13 years old and under
• $15 for general admission (online tickets)
• $20 for general admission (at the door)

🎁 Prizes: Every ticket purchased includes a prize entry. Additional prize tickets are available for $3 each.

• Celestron – 76mm Signature Series FirstScope
• Moon Lamp
• Astronomy Books

As the largest single-day space-related event in Toronto, our annual symposium brings together accessible, exciting talks by leading researchers - guaranteed to spark curiosity about our ever-changing universe.