Lunar rover contest a giant leap for science, STEM
Girls, along with non-binary and non-gender individuals, can take part in an epic contest.
Oct 07, 2022
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This Week’s Sky: October 10-16, 2022
On October 16, the moon will “meet” bright stars Castor and Pollux, allowing all three objects to share the view in binoculars.
Oct 06, 2022
Planets at a Glance: October 2022
Catch an early morning glimpse of Mercury, Venus and Uranus this month, while planning for some late evening/nightly views of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune.
Oct 05, 2022
This Week’s Sky: October 3 to 9, 2022
This week promises some intriguing views as we head towards the Hunter’s Moon.
Sep 30, 2022
This Week’s Sky: September 26 to October 2, 2022
Get your telescopes out Monday night for an excellent opposition — Jupiter will be a brilliant magnitude -2.94.
Sep 26, 2022
This Week’s Sky: September 19 to 25, 2022
The Moon wanes through the week to its new phase on Sunday, while autumn officially arrives in Canada with the September equinox.
Sep 15, 2022
Planets at a Glance: September 2022
Look for Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the evening skies this month, while Venus and Mercury grace the early mornings.
Sep 12, 2022
This Week’s Sky: September 12 to 18, 2022
Our Solar System’s distant gas giants Uranus and Neptune are the stars of the early week.
Sep 12, 2022
This Week’s Sky: August 22 to 28, 2022
Celestial meetups, a minor planet at opposition and a new Moon for deep-sky gazing — it’s all in This Week’s Sky
Aug 19, 2022
This Week’s Sky: August 15 to 21, 2022
After the Moon meets the bluish Pleiades and red Mars, it goes on its way to third quarter, allowing deep-sky objects to shine through
Aug 11, 2022
Students are floating science to the stratosphere via balloons
Stratospheric balloon research will take flight in Timmins in August; local facility expansion will support weatherproof payload integration
Aug 11, 2022
Dalhousie University students extend their studies to space
The first Atlantic Canadian satellite is going to orbit soon to get a to get a high-definition view of Nova Scotia’s shorelines and ocean life
Aug 04, 2022
Canada helped discover water on a distant planet using JWST
The James Webb Space Telescope is already on the hunt for new worlds using a Canadian deep-space instrument
Aug 04, 2022
