Category: From Our Perspective on Earth
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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!
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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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Galaxies Far, Far, Away: Science Behind Science Fiction
Our theme for the month of May is the science behind science fiction. I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about my favourite science fiction movie of call time: Contact. Some spoilers will follow!
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Earth Missions
Climate change impacts all aspects of life here on Earth, as all environments are interconnected. Scientists use orbiting satellites to study changes in Earth’s environments on a global scale and try to determine the trends due to climate change. The three missions I’m highlighting all look at the impacts of climate change in different areas:…
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Seeing The Visible and The Invisible
How are we able to get photos of worlds beyond our own? Stunning pictures of Jupiter, the Sun, and even a photograph of a black hole? There are different methods depending on what you want to see, but it always comes back to understanding two things: photons and electrons.
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Astrobiology
Astrobiology is a nascent, interdisciplinary field concerned with the origins, evolution and distribution of life in the universe.
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Our Place in the Universe
Astronomers have different ways to measure distances depending on how far away the object is.
