Happy Fall Equinox! We'll spend this session talking a bit about what equinoxes and solstices actually are, and will then jump into some lunar targets.

In a year filled with previously unimagined news, this announcement might have been the most surprising: Scientists have identified signs of possible life, not far out in the galaxy, but right next door, on Venus. Or rather, over Venus, in its clouds. Join our staff astronomer and ask your questions about Venus, phosphine and whether this news has more science fact or science fiction.

The space science behind Hugo Award-winning science-fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer's new novel, The Oppenheimer Alternative.

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/b1HoUsDjXxI

“O, swear not by the moon, th’inconstant moonThat monthly changes in her circled orb,Lest that thy love prove likewise variable”

Comet NEOWISE has been the sensation of our July skies, the first naked-eye comet for the Northern Hemisphere in ages. David Levy knows all about comets that snag the spotlight. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, garnered the “Canadian comet sleuth” media attention around the world, including the headline on the very first cover of SkyNews 25 years ago.

The best objects of all types to see in the summer months, using unaided eyes, binoculars, and telescopes. We'll give you some tips on using nebula filters, and dive into some history about Scorpius and Sagittarius!

The colourful stars and galaxies that we can see with our eyes and traditional telescopes are only a small portion of the light coming from the sky. What constitutes that ‘invisible’ light that our eyes cannot see, how do we observe it, and what can it tell us? Discover radio astronomy, an exciting area of research that complements observations of the visible Universe, and allows us to dive deep into the cosmos. Join Vincent McKay on our next episode of Cosmos From Your Couch, on Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00pm EDT!

NASA’s newest rover Perseverance launches July 30. Ahead of the big day, join planetary scientists Sara Mazrouei and Tanya Harrison on Wednesday, July 15 at 2 p.m. for a Facebook Live event all about the Red Planet. Why are we so fascinated with Mars? Sara and Tanya discuss Perseverance’s astrobiology mission—from launching to landing to collecting Martian samples—and other upcoming missions to explore Mars.

The collections of moons that orbit our giant planets are very like miniature planetary systems, each with their own dramatic history. In her presentation Christa Van Laerhoven will talk about the various moons of the solar system and how they have been shaped by orbital shenanigans with their fellow moons and their host planet.