Astronomy

• Torontonians will soon be able to spot strawberry moon

  Torontonians will get to see the strawberry moon rising over southern Ontario on June 11, glowing low and golden in the summer sky. The best time to catch it will be 10 p.m. EST.

  Canada

  Jun 9
  
• Scientists detect possible signs of life on another planet — but it’s not aliens

  The new discovery in an alien planet's atmosphere showed the chemical fingerprints of gases that are only produced by biological processes on Earth.

  Trending

  Apr 17
  
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• University of Manitoba students advance research with new remote observatory

  The students and staff can operate the telescope remotely using a secure computer link, avoiding long nights outside in the cold.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2024
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• Partial solar eclipse: TELUS World of Science invites Edmontonians to safely view April event

  Edmontonians 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.

  Science

  Mar 27, 2024
• Lunar gift: Full ‘cold’ moon for Christmas, next one a decade away

  Known 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.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2023
• ‘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.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
• ‘Must-see event’: Geminid meteor shower to peak on evening of Dec. 13

  Astronomy 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.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2023
• 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."

  Education

  Sep 29, 2023
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• Final supermoon of 2023: Harvest Moon to rise across B.C. skies this week

  A supermoon occurs when a full moon is also at its closest point to Earth in its orbit.

  Canada

  Sep 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.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2023