Yuri Gagarin, the man from the cosmos
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April 7, 2021
“I come from the cosmos.” These are the words that cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is said to have spoken to a farmer and her daughter who were frightened by...Read more
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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
Charles Messier, the comet chaser
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February 3, 2021
Qui est Charles Messier? Charles Messier is a name well known to amateur astronomers, he being the creator of a catalogue of astronomical objects...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
Choosing a first telescope
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December 2, 2020
When you start out in astronomy, choosing a telescope is difficult because there’s a huge range of instruments, some of which may require a...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
Nathalie Ouellette: a passion for galaxies
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September 30, 2020
Series: An inspiring astrophysicist We’re continuing our series of interviews with Québec women who work in the field of astrophysics, hoping that...Read more
Two new celestial bodies with strange properties
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September 2, 2020
A team made up of members of the general public and of researchers in astrophysics has just discovered two brown dwarfs with very strange properties...Read more
The 2020 Perseids, a late-evening spectacle
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August 10, 2020
Every year, the month of August brings with it a summer-night classic: the Perseid meteor shower. From August 10 to 14, lovers of the starry sky will...Read more
