The Toronto Chapter of the Canadian Space Society will be holding a Yuri’s Night networking event on Friday, April 10th starting at 6:30 pm. It will be held at the Fox & Fiddle - Yorkville at 280 Bloor Street West, Toronto. It will be a fairly informal gathering with door prizes and there will be a chance for space groups to give a short blurb about their group and any upcoming events/projects. Come out, socialize over drinks and pub grub, renew old acquaintances, and make some new friends.

The weekend of April 10–12th, developers, makers, engineers and entrepreneurs will take on NASA-designed challenges, creating solutions that range from silly to serious, fantastical to feasible. Build a team, pick a challenge, and leverage your access to an extraordinary roster of mentors featuring past and present astronauts, aerospace engineers, and designers.

Measuring light pollution of your sky, see www.globeatnight.org

Dr. Brendan (Ben) Quine, York University This talk will survey what we know about the red planet currently and describe the exploration activities that are planned. Current international endeavors will be examined. Canadian activities including the Northern Light mission will be highlighted. If and when humans might visit the planet will be discussed.

The moon moves through earth's shadow.

A free screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary, Particle Fever, followed by a question and answer period with York university researchers Wendy Taylor and Sean Tulin. Then, walk over to the York University Observatory to do a little research of your own with the observatory's telescopes.

Jon Butterworth, University College London

Dr. Rachel Friesen explains how stars and solar systems form and how astronomers peer into their birth sites using telescopes on earth and in space.

A fun introduction to astronomy by learning about and "correcting" common misconceptions about the universe, from everyday life to space aliens, black holes and the birth of the universe - the Big Bang. No science background needed! Lots of time for questions and discussion! With Dr. John Percy. What's Out There? Lectures in Astronomy is presented in collaboration with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics.

This is the story of Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan, one of the few men who paved the perilous path to lunar exploration. One of only three men who travelled to the moon twice, his second trip in 1972 was NASA’s final lunar mission, making him the last man to ever set foot on the moon. Now, more than forty years later, he is ready to share his epic, deeply personal, story. It is a tale of burning ambition set against the spectacular and hazardous environment of space, and the heavy price of fame.

See http://universechallenge.org/global-astronomy-month-2013/

William Shakespeare lived at a remarkable time - a period we now recognize as the first phase of the Scientific Revolution. New ideas were explored, and medieval thinking was giving way to modern thought. In this talk, award-winning journalist and author of The Science of Shakespeare Dan Falk will explore Shakespeare's interest in the scientific discoveries of his time.