The Geminids are coming… Best meteor shower of the year!
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November 14, 2025
Of all the annual meteor showers, the Geminids are among the most reliable and prolific. In 2025, the Geminids will be reaching their peak on the...Read more
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July 2025: Another meteorite fall over Québec!
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July 14, 2025
On July 9, 2025 at 9:43 (local time), a new fireball was observed in the sky over Québec. The meteor was recorded by three cameras from the DOMe...Read more
June 2025: A new meteorite fall over Québec!
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June 26, 2025
In the early morning hours of June 24, 2025, an exceptionally bright meteor streaked across the sky over Québec. The fireball was captured by at...Read more
The asteroid 2024 YR4 under watch
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February 5, 2025
Have you heard of the asteroid 2024 YR4? This “little” celestial voyager is now under close scrutiny by astronomers around the world. Discovered on...Read more
Total eclipses of the Sun: a pretext for a trip!
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April 3, 2024
The total eclipse of the Sun on April 8, 2024, observable in southern Québec, is an opportunity to reflect on the rarity of these grand-scale...Read more
Space program research results – are they shared?
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August 30, 2022
Do the countries involved in space programs share the results of their work and their research among themselves? And when it comes to technological...Read more
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals its first images
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August 4, 2022
On July 12, 2022, NASA revealed the very first pictures taken by the new James Webb Space Telescope. The five shots show us the incredible optical...Read more
First picture of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way
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June 8, 2022
Astronomers working on the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project have revealed the first picture of the black hole located at the center of our...Read more
Explore the Universe or save the Earth?
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April 27, 2022
Why spend so much money exploring the Universe when we could solve a lot of problems on Earth with all those investments? What are the benefits of...Read more
Research in astrophysics at the Planétarium: Part 1 – Discovering the neighborhood of the Sun
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April 6, 2022
Passionate about young stars and exoplanets, Dr. Jonathan Gagné, astrophysicist and scientific adviser at the Planétarium, probes the Galaxy for a...Read more
