The constellations: outlines for finding your way in the sky
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July 11, 2022
On a beautiful cloudless night, what’s more magnificent than the myriad of stars populating the celestial sphere. Constellations are the easiest...Read more
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Discovering the Universe through the words of Hubert Reeves
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March 12, 2025
I still remember December 1984 as though it were yesterday. That year, at Christmas, I opened Hubert Reeves’ book Patience dans l’azur for the first...Read more
The Winter Hexagon
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March 5, 2025
Written on February 15, 2017 You’re probably familiar with the Summer Triangle, that set of three stars visible all night from June to August in our...Read more
The asteroid 2024 YR4 under watch
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February 5, 2025
Have you heard of the asteroid 2024 YR4? This “little” celestial voyager is now under close scrutiny by astronomers around the world. Discovered on...Read more
The Geminids are coming… Best meteor shower of the year!
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December 11, 2024
Of all the annual meteor showers (shooting stars, in popular language), the Geminids are among the most reliable and prolific. When they hit their...Read more
The passion of discovery
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April 29, 2024
I have a genuine passion for my work, fueled by my thirst for discovery and my curiosity for the unknown, sparked at a very early age by science...Read more
Total eclipses of the Sun: a pretext for a trip!
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April 3, 2024
The total eclipse of the Sun on April 8, 2024, observable in southern Québec, is an opportunity to reflect on the rarity of these grand-scale...Read more
From your balcony right up to the stars!
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February 28, 2024
The Earth is our natural spaceship, and carries us along on its journey through space. Its movements provide the rhythm for our measurement of time,...Read more
How did meteorites become extraterrestrial objects?
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August 16, 2023
For a long time, in the West, people didn't believe that meteorites fell from the sky. It took a daring scientist and a meteorite shower in the town...Read more
The day the Concorde chased a solar eclipse
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June 13, 2023
A total eclipse of the sun lasts only a few minutes. Now imagine being able to observe an eclipse for 74 minutes! That’s what the members of a...Read more
