This Week’s Sky: July 6 to 12, 2020
This week is relatively quiet, but look forward to some close astronomical passes over the weekend.
Jul 05, 2020
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Limits of the sky
Managing editor Allendria Brunjes talks about limits — limits in the sky, in space, of our machines and bodies.
Jul 03, 2020
Sky News This Week: July 2, 2020
Scientists examine the disappearance of a distant blue variable star, Canada announces plans for a contract to build Canadarm3, and data shows the Sun’s plasma has a cycle, too.
Jul 02, 2020
July 2020: Planets at a glance
Get ready for July’s night sky with this guide to the planets in our Solar System.
Jun 29, 2020
This Week’s Sky: June 29 to July 5, 2020
Look for a full Moon and a penumbral lunar eclipse while it forms a triangle with Jupiter and Saturn July 5.
Jun 29, 2020
This Week’s Sky: June 22 to 28
Neptune goes retrograde and the crescent Moon passes by the Beehive Cluster in this week’s sky.
Jun 21, 2020
Sky News This Week: June 17, 2020
Canadian science and astronomy communities support #BlackLivesMatter, NASA changes up management for human spaceflight program, and a mission with Canadian participation catches cracking rocks on a distant asteroid.
Jun 17, 2020
This Week’s Sky: June 15 to 21
The summer solstice and planets passing by the crescent Moon are highlights of this week.
Jun 14, 2020
SkyNews statement against anti-Black racism and discrimination
SkyNews supports protests and dialogue around the world aimed at addressing longstanding issues of racial inequality, and in particular anti-Black discrimination and violence.
Jun 09, 2020
This Week’s Sky: June 8 to 14
Look for the gibbous Moon near Saturn and Jupiter early in the week, and the quarter Moon passing Mars (and Neptune) on the weekend.
Jun 08, 2020
June 2020: Planets at a glance
Get ready for June’s night sky with this guide to the planets in our Solar System.
Jun 04, 2020
Sky News This Week: June 2, 2020
A Canadian astronaut capcoms the first human Crew Dragon mission, South Africa affirms its commitment to a telescope project, and a graduate student makes a novel brown dwarf find.
Jun 02, 2020
This Week’s Sky: June 1 to 7
Look for Mercury at greatest eastern elongation this week, and the waning Moon near Jupiter and Saturn.
May 31, 2020
