Back to the Moon with the Artemis program
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February 16, 2022
NASA plans to send astronauts to the Moon once again by 2025. To that end, the U.S. space agency has been developing the ambitious Artemis program...Read more
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The fantastic odyssey of the Voyager probes
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February 2, 2022
The Voyager program comprises without a doubt the most prolific planetary exploration mission ever launched. Even at this point in time the two...Read more
The James Webb Space Telescope, a unique and complex observatory
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December 8, 2021
The start of operations of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022 will mark the birth of a new era in astronomy. This complex observatory will make...Read more
A deep partial eclipse of the Moon for early risers
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November 17, 2021
Stargazers will get to observe a beautiful partial eclipse of the Moon in the wee hours of November 19. For the occasion, the Moon well penetrate...Read more
The DART mission: protecting the Earth against cosmic collisions
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October 27, 2021
NASA is getting ready to launch a spatial probe with an unusual mission: deflecting an asteroid! This mission will make it possible to test a...Read more
A ring of the Sun in northern Québec
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June 8, 2021
A ring of the Sun in northern Québec In the early hours of June 10, the Sun will take the form of a ring for residents of Québec’s far north. A...Read more
How is the date of Easter determined?
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March 31, 2021
Written on April 25, 2011 The Easter holiday occupies the center of the ecclesiastical calendar and is used to determine the feast days in the...Read more
Mission Perseverance: Return to Sender
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March 12, 2021
The Perseverance rover, which has just landed on the planet Mars, brought some very special objects with it: two Martian meteorites! Perseverance has...Read more
20 years of human presence on the International Space Station
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December 8, 2020
November 2, 2000 is an important milestone in the history of space exploration. It was on that date that a first crew began their stay on board the...Read more
Delivery of a celestial treasure
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November 25, 2020
On December 6, 2020, the Japanese spaceship Hayabusa2 will return close to the Earth and lower a capsule in the Australian desert. The capsule will...Read more
