2023 Star party calendar
Events across Canada offer astronomy enthusiasts a chance to enjoy stargazing at its best.
Feb 16, 2023
More satellites, more problems
The number of active satellites in orbit (as of November 4, 2022 at 16:05:27 UTC) is 6,843 — 3,273 of which are Starlink units, up from 1,655 on September 1, 2021.
Dec 19, 2022
NASA officially launches Artemis 1
After several delays, NASA finally launched the most powerful rocket in history to the Moon.
Nov 16, 2022
Star party calendar 2022: Astronomy events across Canada
A list of star parties, dark-sky festivals, and astrophotography, stargazing and astronomy events across Canada
Apr 28, 2022
Ted Forte: Desert Coyote Observatory
From a cat in the telescope to a wedding proposal, Ted Forte discusses his Desert Coyote Observatory and special moments in astronomy
Apr 06, 2022
Lunar New Year and lunisolar calendars
Tuesday marks the Lunar New Year in many countries around the world, including China, Korea and Vietnam.
Jan 31, 2022
Speaker Series: Autumn 2021
Join The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and SkyNews for the Speaker Series lineup this autumn
Nov 09, 2021
Speaker Series: JWST and Canada’s role in the exploration of the Universe
Watch Canadian Space Agency experts as they speak about Canada’s role in the exploration of the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope.
Oct 26, 2021
Game reviews: Stellaris, Among Us, Out of Space, Elite Dangerous
An aerospace engineer, an outreach coordinator and an editor walked into a video game spacecraft. What happened next?
Jun 14, 2021
Star party calendar 2021: Astronomy events across Canada
A list of star parties, dark-sky festivals, and astrophotography, stargazing and astronomy events across Canada.
Jun 01, 2021
Recap: Confessions of a Hubble Space Telescope historian
In this Speaker Series talk, journalist and author Chris Gainor speaks about his book Not Yet Imagined, the official history of the Hubble Space Telescope.
May 13, 2021
2021 Astronomy Day events across Canada
International Astronomy Day events are being held online across Canada this year, and you can attend them from anywhere.
May 05, 2021
Alberta teen wins international science video competition
Maryam Tsegaye won $400,000 in education prizes in the Breakthrough Prize Foundation’s sixth annual Junior Challenge.
Apr 12, 2021
