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  • How to Celebrate Earth Day 2023

    How to Celebrate Earth Day 2023

    April is an exciting month for space-related history. Find out about the origins of Earth Day and how Earth Day is related to space travel. Plus, learn about a historic space event that happened in April, and the best way to celebrate Earth Day 2023 in Vancouver!

    HR MacMillan Space Centre

    April 21, 2023
    From Our Perspective on Earth
    earth day
  • Artemis II: Crew Announced

    Artemis II: Crew Announced

    On April 3rd, 2023, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency announced the crew of Artemis II!

    HR MacMillan Space Centre

    April 14, 2023
    Space Exploration
    artemis crew, canadian astronaut
  • James Webb Space Telescope Galaxies

    James Webb Space Telescope Galaxies

    It seems like every few months, JWST has discovered a galaxy even younger, even further away, or even more massive. Or, you might see headlines about how this telescope has somehow broken cosmological theories that astrophysicists use to explain our universe. So, what is really happening?

    HR MacMillan Space Centre

    April 6, 2023
    Space Exploration
    galaxies, space exploration, telescope
  • Artemis II: Astronauts

    Artemis II: Astronauts

    On April 3rd, 2023, NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will announce the crew of the Artemis II mission!

    HR MacMillan Space Centre

    March 31, 2023
    Space Exploration
    artemis, astronauts, canadian, CSA
  • Artemis II: Mission to the Moon

    Artemis II: Mission to the Moon

    With the conclusion of Artemis I, we can begin to look ahead at Artemis II: the first crewed Artemis mission.

    HR MacMillan Space Centre

    February 28, 2023
    Space Exploration
    artemis, mission to the moon
  • Redshift

    Redshift

    From radio waves to gamma rays, astronomers are able to learn so much about astronomical objects based on the type of light observed from them. Learn about one way astronomers use light to learn about an object: redshift.

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    February 1, 2023
    Fundamental Ideas
    light, redshift, spectroscopy
  • The Multiverse

    The Multiverse

    When scientists discuss the multiverse, they are referring to the idea that beyond our observable universe, many other universes may exist. What those universes look like, and how they came to be is still unknown, but there are currently three multiverse theories in physics.

    HR MacMillan Space Centre

    January 6, 2023
    Fundamental Ideas
    multiverse
  • Back to the Moon

    Back to the Moon

    It has been over 50 years since humans last stood on the Moon’s surface. Learn about upcoming missions that will take us back to the Moon.

    HR MacMillan Space Centre

    December 22, 2022
    Space Exploration
    artemis, gateway, lunar gateway, moon
  • Observing the Night Sky

    Observing the Night Sky

    The nights have been getting longer, which means more time to observe the night sky. For this blog, I want to go through some helpful information on observing the night sky, which answered questions that I had when I first started observing, and will answer what others have asked me. 

    HR MacMillan Space Centre

    September 1, 2022
    From Our Perspective on Earth
    astronomy, earth, galaxies, galaxy, night sky, Observing the Night Sky, sky, space, space center, star, stars, telescope
  • Exoplanets

    Exoplanets

    Our theme for the month of August is Exoplanets, planets outside of our Solar System. In March, the number of confirmed exoplanets climbed past 5000, and there are nearly 9000 waiting to be confirmed as exoplanets. To commemorate this milestone, I thought we could take a look at the history, and the future, of exoplanet…

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    August 1, 2022
    Planets and Other Worlds
    astronomy, exoplanets, galaxies, mars, science, solar system, space, space center
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