On the lookout for meteorites with the DOMe project
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September 7, 2022
Meteorite falls are extremely rare. When one happens, looking for these celestial stones on the ground is very difficult. It was with the aim of...Read more
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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
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
Research in astrophysics at the Planétarium: Part 2 – Making instruments for discovering the secrets of the Universe
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May 11, 2022
The wonderful writings of astrophysicist Hubert Reeves were an inspiration for Planétarium director Olivier Hernandez. In the course of his career,...Read more
Researcher anecdotes: journey to the heart of large telescopes
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April 20, 2022
Jonathan Gagné is an astrophysicist at Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan who brings the scientific method to bear on his cup of coffee. It’s true: the man...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 Rio Tinto Alcan, probes the...Read more
Carolyn S. Shoemaker, an astronomer in love with the sky
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September 8, 2021
I’d like to take advantage of this blog entry to pay tribute to a great lady of astronomy, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, who left us in August 2021. Even...Read more
Valentina Tereshkova, the story of the first woman in space
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May 12, 2021
Two years after the flight of Yuri Gagarin, the Soviets wrote another page in the history of aerospace by sending the first woman into orbit. In June...Read more
Yuri Gagarin, the man from the cosmos
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April 7, 2021
“I come from the cosmos.” These are the words that cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is said to have spoken to a farmer and her daughter who were frightened by...Read more
Mission Perseverance: Return to Sender
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March 12, 2021
The Perseverance rover, which has just landed on the planet Mars, brought some very special objects with it: two Martian meteorites! Perseverance has...Read more
