Our understanding of the motions of stars within our Milky Way and of the many small galaxies that orbit around it has changed dramatically over the past few years owing to new observational surveys and significant advancements in our understanding of galaxy structure.

Is space ours to explore and conquer at any cost? Who gets to decide who colonizes space? And how do our journeys into space inform the way we see ourselves, and the way we treat our home, Earth? Artist Pamela Neil, AnishinaabeKwe social innovator Melanie Goodchild, and observational astrophysicist Renée Hložek present Our Manifest Galaxy, an oral performance designed to bring the audience squarely into the conversation about space exploration.

Advances in biotech, cyber-technology, robotics, and space exploration could, if applied wisely, allow a bright future – even for 10 billion people – by the end of this century. But there are dystopian risks we ignore at our peril. These risks are of two kinds: those stemming from our ever-greater collective “footprint” on the Earth, and those enabled by technologies so powerful that even small groups can, whether by error or design, cause global catastrophe.

Join us on an amazing tour of space missions, robots and discoveries. Astronomer Tom Vassos will present NASA footage, astronomy trivia, a meteorite exhibit and much more!

Calling all space lovers! The McMaster Planetary Society will be hosting a Space Café on September 19th, 2019 from 8:00pm-11:00pm at Bridges Café. Come out and join us for our first event of the year where you can celebrate your love of space with others and listen to talks from fellow McMaster students who have had opportunities in the space industry! This event is in correspondence with Science Literacy Week. Light refreshments will be provided.

York University celebrates Science Literacy Week with a day of astronomy events.

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/_0jRSxIuWX8

Durham Skies Astronomy and the RASC, Toronto Centre are donating a reflecting telescope to the Pickering Public Library at an unveiling ceremony at Millennium Square on Friday, September 6 at 7:00pm. Pickering Ward 1 Councillor Maurice Brenner, Pickering Library CEO Kathy Williams, Toronto Centre President Ralph Chou and Gary Wilkins of Durham Skies Astronomy will say a few words before the telescope is unveiled and aimed at the Moon for "first light." Since rain is not expected, the ceremony will be held at Millennium Square as originally planned.

Watch the recorded videos:https://youtu.be/4aLpaLGY0mghttps://youtu.be/UYKMEThCIZ8

Watch the recorded video: https://youtu.be/9GHr_nN87wU