The Canadian Space Agency is set to release details for a “Deep Space Healthcare Challenge” in an effort to develop space technologies that will benefit not only astronauts, but remote communities on Earth.
Jul 22, 2021
Our Photo of the Week for July 9, 2021 is Dave Dev’s “subtle and potent” image of the Veil Nebula.
Jul 22, 2021
Chris Parfett’s artistic view of the Pelican Nebula wins our Photo of the Week for July 16, 2021.
Jul 22, 2021
Features
This Week’s Sky: July 26 to August 1, 2021
Look for Southern Delta-Aquariid meteors this week. Also, watch as Mars meets Regulus.
Jul 22, 2021
Summer night sightseeing: The Coathanger, Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Take a tour of the summer night sky, through the Coathanger asterism, as well as the Tweedledee and Tweedledum clusters.
Jun 30, 2021
Planets at a Glance: July 2021
Venus will be bright, and look for dimmer Mars as they pass one another mid-month. Also, Jupiter and Saturn approach their August oppositions.
Jul 05, 2021
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This Week’s Sky: July 19 to 25, 2021
View the Apollo landing sites on the anniversary of the first moonwalk. After the Moon reaches its full phase, watch as it passes Saturn and Jupiter.
Jul 19, 2021
M8 and M20 by Ian Barredo
Ian Barredo’s image of Messier 8 and Messier 20 captured the Photo of the Week title on July 2, 2021.
Jul 10, 2021
Noctilucent clouds by Justin Anderson
Justin Anderson’s image of noctilucent clouds and fireflies won our Photo of the Week competition June 25, 2021.
Jul 10, 2021
This Week’s Sky: July 11 to 17, 2021
Venus and Mars meet in a very close conjunction on Monday evening, while the Lunar X makes an appearance on Friday.
Jul 09, 2021
CHIME reveals more about mysterious cosmic bursts
A Canadian telescope has found 535 “fast radio bursts,” which could be a crucial next step in learning more about the Universe’s history.
Jul 07, 2021
This Week’s Sky: July 5 to 11, 2021
The Earth will be at its farthest point from the Sun this week, while the Moon reaches its new phase.
Jul 05, 2021
Explore the current issue
- 01. March's magnetic onslaught
- 02. Apollo 15, 50 years later
- 03. NOSH marathon
- 04. Reviewing a SharpStar refractor
- 05. Summer sky binocular beauties
Observing
Photos of the solar eclipse: June 10, 2021
A beautiful eclipse greeted northern and eastern Canadians as they woke up on June 10, 2021. Here’s what our readers saw.
Jun 10, 2021
Planets at a glance: June 2021
Jupiter and Saturn will start rising before midnight this month, while Mars and Venus start to spend more time in evening twilight.
May 28, 2021
Lunar X marks the spot
What is the Lunar X? Learn more about this lunar phenomenon and when you can see it on the Moon.
May 13, 2021
Planets at a glance: May 2021
Mercury is the planet to watch this month, as it wanes and treks away from the Sun, passing Venus and the Moon.
Apr 30, 2021
About the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) began as the Toronto Astronomical Club on December 1, 1868. The eight men who gathered to share their interests were not professional astronomers, just working-class citizens with a passion for astronomy.
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