12
May
UTIAS STARS Lab: Mars Rover Navigation 101: How do rovers drive safely on Mars? (ONLINE)
In this live public talk, Olivier Lamarre will briefly cover how current rovers safely navigate autonomously on the surface of Mars and how teams of human operators help them remotely.
11
May
iREx/CASCA/RASC: 2021 Helen Sawyer Hogg Prize Lecture (ONLINE)
From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black HoleProf. Andrea Ghez (UCLA), 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics Laureate
11
May
RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - Galaxies in Plain Sight (ONLINE)
Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard!
We'll be hosting introductory astronomy courses every other Tuesday at 3:30pm EDT. They'll give you the tools to learn astronomy on your own at home, along with some observing goals to try. All you need is your computer! A pair of binoculars will help, but are not necessary.
8
May
University of Guelph-Humber: Science Rendezvous 2021 - "Take Me To Space!" (ONLINE)
The University of Guelph-Humber (UofGH) is “over the moon” to host their 4th annual Science Rendezvous (SR) event.
8
May
Indus Space: Science Rendezvous 2021 - Virtual Science Chase (ONLINE)
Join us for a virtual edition of Science Rendezvous 2021!
6
May
UofT Physics: 2021 H.L. Welsh Lectures in Physics (ONLINE)
The Welsh Lectures in Physics have been held annually since 1975 in honour of H.L. Welsh, a distinguished former faculty member in the Physics Department. They are the major public event in the life of the Department of Physics and are intended to celebrate discoveries in physics and their wider impact. They are intended to be broadly accessible to an audience drawn from across the university, other academic institutions and the interested public.
6
May
RASC National Society: The Moon At Noon - Q3 and Q4 (ONLINE)
For the first time in this series, we'll be looking for the Moon in the morning (or really late at night, if you're a night owl).
5
May
Recreational Astronomy Night (ONLINE)
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/Dz1OpgMH75E
30
April
DDO Astronomy Speakers Night: Mars: The Next Chapter with Paul A. Delaney (ONLINE)
Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/E88i1p-cyHE
30
April
Native Skywatchers: Two-Eyed Seeing: Art, Indigenous Astronomy, & NASA - Making Spirit, Making Art (ONLINE)
Join us for an exciting live show at the intersection of art, culture, and science. Three incredible teams will present their creative work from the Ojibwe cultural lens, the D(L)akota cultural lens and the African American/South African cultural lens. The Ojibwe team will share knowledge about the Spring constellations like: Mishi Bizhiw (the Great Panther) and Madoodiswan (the Sweat Lodge). D(L)akota elders and knowledge holders will share teachings of Sunka Wakan Oyate (Horse Nation) and Cansasa (Red Willow). Students and their teachers from the third grade class at Dr.
29
April
RASC National Society: The Moon At Noon - Troubleshooting (ONLINE)
We'll be taking a pause on targets today to talk about any observing problems you may be tackling.
27
April
RASC National Society: The Insider's Guide to the Galaxy - Spotting Satellites (ONLINE)
Join us online to learn basic astronomy that you can do on your own from your backyard!
We'll be hosting introductory astronomy courses every other Tuesday at 3:30pm EDT. They'll give you the tools to learn astronomy on your own at home, along with some observing goals to try. All you need is your computer! A pair of binoculars will help, but are not necessary.