York University

$250,000.00 CAD

≈ 3 Canadians' average pay for a year

Department: Canadian Space Agency
Program: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Recipient country: Canada
Fiscal year: 2025-2026
Agreement period: February 4, 2026 – March 31, 2028
Reference: csa-asc:003-2025-2026-Q4-00038

Published purpose

This project will use JWST/MIRI and NIRCam to discover the most distant galaxies and active black holes, systematically identify thousands of ultra-young and metal-poor galaxies, map galaxy growth in 2D over 98% of cosmic time and unlock exotic populations of galaxies undiscovered by broadband surveys. This survey utilizes NIRCam’s medium band filters over a wide area, which offers 7 times higher spectral resolution than broadband filters, enabiling a much finer classification of galaxy properties and types.

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