How universes are created
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January 29, 2020
Just what is a black hole? Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Is there life elsewhere in the Universe? These are questions that come up regularly when...Read more
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Apollo 11’s giant leap
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July 17, 2019
There are events of such importance that they’re inscribed forever in the history books. The Apollo 11 mission and the first steps on the Moon belong...Read more
Apps for predicting the Northern Lights
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March 13, 2019
The aurora borealis is a thing of great beauty to see. But the difficulty’s always in knowing when to look at the night sky to find it. Mobile...Read more
The first picture of the Universe
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October 24, 2018
Forty years ago, physicists Arno A. Penzias and Robert W. Wilson received the Nobel Prize in physics for discovering cosmic microwave background...Read more
Why do we change the time?
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March 8, 2018
On Sunday, March 11 we’ll be moving our clocks and watches forward to switch over to summer time. The custom is deeply rooted in our habits and...Read more
Sustainable agriculture thanks to the Canadian RADARSAT-2 satellite
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December 21, 2017
When we think of satellite use, what comes to mind first and foremost are communications, the weather, or the Global Positioning System (GPS). But...Read more
Looking for E.T.’s planet
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November 22, 2017
For a long time we’ve been exploring the possibility that there are planets orbiting other stars in the Universe. But it was only in the 1990s that...Read more
Cosmic conversation
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November 13, 2017
The Exo show at the Planétarium Rio tinto Alcan will finish up the year by asking that age-old question: Is anybody out there? This eternal...Read more
Astronomy applications for mobile devices
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October 10, 2017
From an encyclopedia to star finders by way of educational games and even telescope control, there are a host of astronomy applications out there for...Read more
The solar eclipse and your eyes
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August 17, 2017
The Sun is a star of light. It emits a radiance that dazzles us when we try to observe it directly. We instinctively close our eyes, which protects...Read more
