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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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In Other Worlds: A Space Exploration / June 2020 / Science

What Astronauts Can Teach Us about Mental Health and Isolation

May 19, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Elizabeth Howell

We’re learning what members of space missions have known for decades: it’s hard to live in a confined space for long periods of time

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April 2020 / Business / In Other Worlds: A Space Exploration

Can the New Space Race Save Small Towns?

April 6, 2020September 28, 2020 - by Matthew Halliday

The promise of a spaceport could give a boost to a struggling Nova Scotia community

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April 2020 / In Other Worlds: A Space Exploration / Visual Art

How One Artist Captures the Night Sky in Beads

April 3, 2020September 10, 2020 - by Pamela Young

The otherworldly beadwork of Margaret Nazon

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The Walrus Talks Exploration

March 5, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Understanding our universe, from the centre of earth to the far reaches of space

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November 20, 2019February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The adaptations and innovations that fuel life and resilience

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How Canadian Scientists Are Leading the Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life

February 28, 2017June 15, 2020 - by Viviane Fairbank

If there are aliens on the newly discovered exoplanets, we may be the first to find evidence of them

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Reading the Stars

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

Has the Kepler telescope discovered an alien space station?

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Our Summer Reading double issue, featuring fiction from Ian Williams, Sarah Totton, and Jay Teitel and poetry from Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin, Susan Musgrave, and Terese Mason Pierre.

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