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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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Illustration of an astronaut in full space gear, surrounding by bright streaks of light that resemble small comets.
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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A cutout illustration of a rocket ship rising above a large institutional building. The building is perched on a rock outcropping, which emerges from a body of water.
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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A celestial nebula composed of a latticework of green beads, with a line of yellow threaded throughout, and small circles outlined with brown and blue beads.
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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Science

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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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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