Astronomy
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Partial solar eclipse: TELUS World of Science invites Edmontonians to safely view April eventEdmontonians who are excited for a much-talked-about astronomical event set to take place next month are being invited to a "safe telescope viewing" by the city's science centre.ScienceMar 27
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Lunar gift: Full ‘cold’ moon for Christmas, next one a decade awayKnown as the Cold Moon and the Long Night Moon, a lunar rarity will appear near sunset on Dec. 25, 26 and 27, with peak illumination occurring on Boxing Day.CanadaDec 23, 2023
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ total solar eclipse will occur in Kingston, Ont.Kingston, Ont., has not been the location of a total solar eclipse in over 700 years, but will soon have one of the best seats in the house for one.CanadaDec 13, 2023
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‘Must-see event’: Geminid meteor shower to peak on evening of Dec. 13Astronomy educator Gary Boyle of Ottawa says the shower – which began Nov. 19 and ends Dec. 24 -- will produce up to 120 meteors per hour with some bright fireballs.CanadaDec 5, 2023
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After 40-year closure, Edmonton planetarium to reopen“The Queen Elizabeth Planetarium could easily have gone into obscurity and just been demolished, but cooler and smarter heads prevailed."EducationSep 29, 2023
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Final supermoon of 2023: Harvest Moon to rise across B.C. skies this weekA supermoon occurs when a full moon is also at its closest point to Earth in its orbit.CanadaSep 26, 2023
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Supermoons bookending month of August“A supermoon is when the moon is closest to the Earth that coincides with a full moon or a new moon,” said Ottawa astronomer Gary Boyle.CanadaAug 2, 2023
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Suspects in Hamilton-area observatory break-in facing charges: policeA July 3 break-in at a Millgrove, Ont. observatory caused thousands of dollars in damage after someone drove a truck into two neighbouring buildings at the site.CrimeJul 28, 2023
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Meet Janus, the rare, newly-discovered star with ‘two faces’A group of astronomers say for the first time they've found a star with two "faces," one side composed completely of helium and the other completely of hydrogen.ScienceJul 20, 2023
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Hamilton-area observatory rammed by truck suffers extensive damageThe Hamilton branch of the Royal Astronomers Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) says a July 3 break-in at the local observatory caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage.CrimeJul 13, 2023
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