The Universe is very large and all of it is very far away. Even the edge of the Solar System is inexplicably far away. Come and hear about how we have used telescopes and space missions to learn about our Solar System and beyond! With Jielei Zhang. What's Out There? Lectures in Astronomy is presented in collaboration with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics.

For a decade, Dr. Keith Vanderlinde has built telescopes to study the universe. Using technologies that have made cell phones and video games staples of modern culture, he and other scientists are building a massive radio telescope in Penticton, B.C., which will map a larger volume of space than ever before attempted. What's Out There? Lectures in Astronomy is presented in collaboration with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Quench your thirst for astronomy! ...on Wednesday, February 18th, at the next Astronomy on Tap T.O. It'll be another fun evening of mind-expanding talks, games, prizes and conversation about the cosmos. All while you enjoy your favourite pint or cocktail. Plus, there'll be plenty of time for you to talk to the astronomers in attendance to get all your cosmic questions answered.

Alien worlds, extraterrestrial life, the birth and death of stars, cosmic catastrophes, black holes and dark matter: the real universe is more amazing than anything found in science fiction. With Dr. John Percy. What's Out There? Lectures in Astronomy is presented in collaboration with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Can we find intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? The possibility has fired the imagination of dreamers and scientists alike. Dr. Duy Cuong Nguyen explains how astronomers are searching the heavens to turn science fiction into reality. What's Out There? Lectures in Astronomy presented in collaboration with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Daniel Tamayo explains how a string of recent discoveries have revealed a surprising process that has transformed the surfaces of distant moons of the giant planets. The journey involves a violent history of crashing satellites and up-close images from the Cassini spacecraft. What's Out There? Lectures in Astronomy presented in collaboration with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Paola Rodriguez Hidalgo takes us on an exploration of our surroundings, from the local solar system to distant galaxies.

Dan Falk In the autumn of 1609, a new optical device found its way into the hands of an ambitious Italian mathematician, Galileo Galilei. Before long, Galileo aimed this new invention, the telescope, at the night sky – and what he saw would change the world forever. As it happens, Shakespeare and Galileo were born in the same year – but is there anything tangible to connect Galileo’s discoveries to Shakespeare’s plays? In this illustrated talk, journalist Dan Falk will explore the Shakespeare-Galileo connection.

In 1889 Van Gogh, contemplating the night sky, created one of the most famous images conveying humanity’s captivation with the cosmos. Over a century later, as quantum theories brush alluringly close to unravelling the secrets of the Universe, are we any further in understanding our existence? Join Spectrum as they use music to explore awe-inspiring questions with a hand-picked ensemble including celebrated Trumpeters Lina Allemano and Jim Lewis, enveloped by projections and immersive staging.

Speaker: Miranda Jarvis From a dark enough place, the Milky Way can be seen as a bright swath of stars across the sky. It is a galaxy composed of billions of stars, amongst which our sun is just one. What shape is the Milky Way? What is it made of? How does it behave? And how did we learn all of this? Miranda Jarvis will provide answers to all of these questions and more as we tour our galaxy and some of the exciting things in it.