12 August 2026 The CASCA/ACURA Thirty Meter Telescope Advisory Committee (CATAC) and the CASCA Ground-based Astronomy Committee (GAC) have completed the consolidation of the Very Large Optical/Infrared Telescope (VLOT) survey results and their deliberations on all available information, resulting in the following recommendations: 1. Following the majority view expressed in the survey responses, together with subsequent deliberations by CATAC and GAC, including the inform

11 August, 2026 Dear Gemini Users, A reminder: the Fast Turnaround (FT) proposal deadline is at the end of this month, 31 August, at 12:00 (noon) Hawai'i Standard Time. Accepted proposals will be active in the queue from 1 October to 31 December 2026. Proposals for both Gemini North and Gemini South will be accepted this month. This is the third FT Call of 2026B. As of last month, Canada had 18.8 hours of nominal (80%-ile) time on North, and 12.2 hours on South. Availabl

11 August 2026 The Canadian SKA Scientist Program invites applications for up to two fixed-term positions (up to 5 years) at Canadian universities in 2027. These positions offer early-career researchers the chance to lead independent research at the forefront of astrophysics while contributing directly to science with the SKA, the world’s largest radio telescope project, poised to transform our understanding of the Universe, fundamental physics, and the search for life beyond