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NASA is continuing exploration of the planet Mars by launching the rover Perseverance this summer. The primary goal of this ambitious mission is to...Read more
Series: An inspiring astrophysicist This is the start of a series of interviews with Québec women who work in astronomy, woman who’ve made a name for...Read more
A century ago, a farmer discovered an enormous rock in the African soil: the Hoba meteorite. Weighing more than 60 tons, it’s the biggest meteorite...Read more
A century ago, a debate was organized in an attempt to solve the mystery of one of the enigmas of astronomy in that period: what is the nature of...Read more
Among the scientists who contributed to the elaboration of the Big Bang theory, Mgr. Georges Lemaître is one of the most important. And yet, the...Read more
On November 11, 2019, we’ll be witness to a rare phenomenon: the transit of the planet Mercury in front of the Sun. The planet Mercury’s orbit is...Read more
The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974 created a lively controversy when it was awarded to the astrophysicist Anthony Hewish for the discovery of pulsars...Read more
In July 2019, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) marked the centennial of its founding. After modest beginnings, the organization grew to...Read more
It’s rare for astronomers to be able to witness a cosmic collision in the solar system. That’s what happened in July 1994, when the comet Shoemaker-...Read more
There are events of such importance that they’re inscribed forever in the history books. The Apollo 11 mission and the first steps on the Moon belong...Read more