Author: HR MacMillan Space Centre
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Artemis II: Crew Announced
On April 3rd, 2023, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency announced the crew of Artemis II!
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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?
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Artemis II: Astronauts
On April 3rd, 2023, NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) will announce the crew of the Artemis II mission!
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Mars
Our theme this month is Mars, and as we head into the Martian winter, I wanted to check in on missions new and old – and take a look at the future.
