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The DART mission: protecting the Earth against cosmic collisions

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Mission DART : protéger la Terre contre les collisions cosmiques

The DART mission: protecting the Earth against cosmic collisions

October 27, 2021

André Grandchamps

NASA is getting ready to launch a spatial probe with an unusual mission: deflecting an asteroid! This mission will make it possible to test a...Read more

Carolyn S. Shoemaker, an astronomer in love with the sky

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Carolyn S. Shoemaker, une astronome amoureuse du ciel

Carolyn S. Shoemaker, an astronomer in love with the sky

September 8, 2021

André Grandchamps

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

Delivery of a celestial treasure

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Delivery of a celestial treasure

November 25, 2020

André Grandchamps

On December 6, 2020, the Japanese spaceship Hayabusa2 will return close to the Earth and lower a capsule in the Australian desert. The capsule will...Read more

In 1994, it rained meteorites on Québec

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In 1994, it rained meteorites on Québec

June 12, 2019

André Grandchamps

June 14, 1994, is a memorable date in Québec history. That evening at 8:02 a fireball crossed the sky of southern Québec. A few moments later,...Read more

The Tunguska catastrophe

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The Tunguska catastrophe

June 5, 2018

André Grandchamps

On June 30, 1908, Russia was the setting for a major, although relatively localized, catastrophe. That morning, at 7:17 local time, a ball of fire...Read more

Almahata Sitta: a unique meteorite

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Almahata Sitta: a unique meteorite

February 27, 2018

André Grandchamps

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

One planet, two moons and thousands of rocks

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One planet, two moons and thousands of rocks

June 10, 2016

Maxime Pivin Lapointe

Mars shines brilliantly in the sky this summer, and at the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium. To mark the opening of two new shows, A Day on Mars , and...Read more

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Archives by keywords

The DART mission: protecting the Earth against cosmic collisions

Carolyn S. Shoemaker, an astronomer in love with the sky

Delivery of a celestial treasure

In 1994, it rained meteorites on Québec

The Tunguska catastrophe

Almahata Sitta: a unique meteorite

One planet, two moons and thousands of rocks

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