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astronomy

Illustration of several satellites facing the cosmos. Illuminated by their signal is a colourful ribbon of galactic swirls and stars.
In Other Worlds: A Space Exploration

Discovering the Universe through the World’s Largest Telescope

August 10, 2020September 28, 2020 - by Viviane Fairbank

The ALMA array is our most powerful tool for witnessing the birth of new planets

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Beadwork of concentric rings of the solar system, with the sun in the center and planets surrounding it.
In Other Worlds: A Space Exploration

Teaching Indigenous Star Stories

August 10, 2020November 6, 2020 - by Kelly Boutsalis

Educators like Wilfred Buck know that astronomy did not, in fact, start with Aristotle and end with Neil deGrasse Tyson

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A land rover searches through rocks in a lake.
Science

What Canada’s Rocks Can Tell Us About Extraterrestrial Life

August 21, 2019April 16, 2020 - by Nicole Schmidt

Scientists are studying Ontario limestone to learn about life on Mars

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Science

The Physicist Who Thought About God

August 15, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Lee Smolin

David Finkelstein taught the world about black holes

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The "glove box" of the DEAP-3600 dark matter detector keeps out contaminants.
Science

Searching for the Secrets of the Universe in Sudbury, Ontario

June 27, 2017May 21, 2020 - by Siobhan Roberts

Dark matter has never been observed directly. Canada’s SNOLAB hopes to change that

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Image by Carter Roberts / Eastbay Astronomical Society
Science

Reading the Stars

October 21, 2015May 25, 2020 - by Martin Snow

Has the Kepler telescope discovered an alien space station?

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a nebulous star-forming region
Feature / September 2006

Far from Home

September 12, 2006June 2, 2020 - by Monte Paulsen

Are we alone in the vastness of space? Or is the universe filled with life? After thousands of years of guesswork, humankind may soon know for sure.

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February/March 2004 / Technology

The Cosmic Geometer

February 12, 2004April 30, 2020 - by Siobhan Roberts

How to measure the shape of the universe

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