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Scientists keep on discovering new exoplanets, and a number of them may support life. But extraterrestrial life could exist in our own solar system...Read more
April 27, 1978, was an important date for astronomy in Québec. That evening, with the temperature at minus 11 °C, Québec astronomers used the...Read more
NASA is promising to send humans to Mars in the early 2030s. Billionaire Elon Musk, who founded the Tesla and SpaceX companies, hopes to establish a...Read more
Towards the end of winter, we move our clocks and watches forward to switch over to summer time. The custom is deeply rooted in our habits and...Read more
In December 2008, researchers from the University of Khartoum discovered a very special meteorite in the Sudan desert. This is an account of that...Read more
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
This year, conditions are in place for a rich spectacle of shooting stars. The maximum of Geminids is anticipated around 1:30 a.m. the night of...Read more
The final full moon of 2017 as well as the first two of 2018 are called “perigeean,” the full moon taking place within 24 hours of the transit of the...Read more
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
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