A non-profit, multi-disciplinary group of people working to bring a 21st century virtual planetarium for the World and physical planetarium to Toronto.
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1/2 🚀 From Jules Verne to modern orbital infrastructure: how has science fiction shaped real space exploration?
Join @SpacePlaceCA on Wednesday, Oct 28 at 7 PM EDT for "Our Past Futures in Space." eventbrite.ca/e/our-past-fut…?
Hey Toronto, why aren't we doing this? 🔭✨
Frank Lloyd Wright’s only planetarium (built 1958 at Florida Southern College) just reopened after 20+ years dark—complete with restored Cherokee Red floors and cutting-edge COSM digital projection. (1/2)
A 75-seat mid-century gem brought back to life, while Canada’s biggest city still doesn't have a dedicated public planetarium dome.
It’s time to bring astronomy back to the Toronto skyline. 🌌🏛️ (2/2)
architecturalrecord.com/arti…
It's well known computers guided Apollo to the Moon and back. But who developed the software, when that practise was in its infancy, that let the hardware to do its thing? The leader of that team, Margaret Hamilton, has just passed away. Ad Luna and beyond news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-h…
2/2 Featuring aerospace engineer Max King (Canadarm3, CubeSats, author of Forwards From Futurist) in conversation with host Matthew Cimone (H.R. MacMillan Space Centre). Don't miss this 2-hour virtual deep dive into humanity's next century off Earth! 🌌
Guess where rocket engines will soon be tested? Did London, Ont come to mind? Maybe not, but ground has been broken there on a new, $30M facility to do just that. And its name? The Jeremy Hansen Test Facility! He was born London. Happy World Space Week! cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ca…
Happy #WorldSpaceWeek! 🚀
Declared by the UN in 1999, the week bridges two major milestones: the Sputnik 1 launch (Oct. 4) and the Outer Space Treaty (Oct. 10).
This year's theme: Rocket Revolution.
Details ➡️ oneworldnews.com/lifestyle/w…
These Canadians are having a gas. Finding hydrogen gas, that is - though not the usual H2 form we see on Earth. It's monoatomic hydrogen from ~9 billion years ago that's helpful in trying to trace the structure of the early Universe & how galaxies evolve. dunlap.utoronto.ca/canadian-…
Did you know there's a Canadian "vomit comet"? It's not a ride at the fair, but a highly sought after ride for science experiments. It simulates the micro-gravity conditions of space, although only for 20 sec. per parabolic arc. Hold your "cookie bag"! cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7…
Say hello to one of the Moon's newest craters. Pretty darn big at that, 222 m across and 43 m deep, and made between Apr. 11 and May 22, 2024. That's a lot bigger than some space junk and can very faintly be seen with a telescope from Earth. cbc.ca/news/science/new-crat…
It blowed up real good, as we can now see thanks to MOTHRA. Mind you, not because of Mothra. MOTHRA, the telescope, has delivered a beautiful image and data showing how a dying star launches the chemical ingredients necessary for life into space. dunlap.utoronto.ca/new-image…
This is not good. A defunct old satellite broke up around Sept 13 and is now polluting a busy low-Earth orbit (LEO) altitude, which had already seen a satellite collision 17 years ago; The threat of a functioning satellite getting hit by debris is real. spaceweather.com/archive.php…
Pluto has a "heart". Maybe you remember that from all the way back from 2015 when it was first seen, but even as old news it's a fun fact. It may even have played a part in Pluto's discovery since it's so bright. Just don't expect to see it in a telescope. atlasobscura.com/articles/pl…
Want to take your lunar eclipse experience to the next level? Consider making citizen science lunar eclipse observations. This video takes you through the simple process to contribute useful data and then submit it (see the links in the video comments). youtube.com/watch?v=n3k4BLXT…
No matter what type of camera you have - a fancy DSLR or mirrorless camera, or even your phone - you can photograph tonight's lunar eclipse. So long as the clouds don't get in the way! dreamstime.com/blog/how-to-p…
There's a nearly total lunar eclipse tonight which can be seen, at least in part, from all of Canada. The Moon will turn a marvellous colour across different parts of its face. The next posts talk about how to photograph that and even do citizen science! cbc.ca/news/science/partial-…
Talk about a zippy ride, one that goes up to "100,000 times faster than a commercial plane" or 8% the speed of light! That would usually get you ejected from the Milky Way, but not when you're orbiting its central black hole so closely.
theguardian.com/science/2026…
Last time we mentioned Voyager 1 soon getting to one-lightday away from us. Slightly nearer Voyager 2 also achieved a milestone of sorts: a successful "big bang" OTA reconfiguration. It will next be attempted on its sibling. Keep your fingers crossed! smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…
Travelling across the international date-line and tracking time zones can be a nuisance. How about travelling across interstellar day-lines? Voyager 1 will do that this coming November 18th. After that date, one-way communications will take over 24 hours. solardaily.com/so-q-how-does…
What's Canada up to in space now that the buzz around Artemis II is over? Lots. Another Cdn astronaut is soon headed to space. And here's an encouraging update about CanadaArm3, which will need repurposing because of U.S. changes to return-to-Moon plans. spaceq.ca/canadian-robotics-…
