By Ansharah Shakil, April 17 2024—
This month is full of exciting surprises for April’s night skies, from a solar eclipse and super new moon on Apr. 8 to the Lydis meteor shower on the 22nd to the full moon … Read the rest
By Enobong Ukpong, June 23 2020—
Astronomers at the University of Canterbury made an exciting discovery last month — an extremely rare “Super-Earth” planet in the centre of the Milky Way, around 25,000 light years away from us.
This Super-Earth … Read the rest
By Frankie Hart, March 27 2019 —
After much student consultation, the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary announced that they will offer “PHYS 201: Vape and Vaping” starting in the fall 2019 semester. The class … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, October 4 2016 —
About 15 kilometres south of Calgary lies one of the University of Calgary’s best-kept secrets — unless you’re an astrophysicist, that is.
Founded in 1972, the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory (RAO) boasts some of … Read the rest
