May 20, 2019: Around the world, amateur astronomers are monitoring a strange phenomenon on the verge of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS). The giant storm appears to be unraveling. The Gemini North adaptive optics telescope on Maunakea saw a lesser but similar streamer...
Today we are proud and privileged to honour the women who made the Montreal Centre what is is today. Amateur astronomers such as Isabel K. Williamson who served our centre in a number of key and ground breaking roles. Her name graced our former observatory just...
NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission is targeted to launch in 2023. SPHEREx will help astronomers understand both how our universe evolved and how common are the ingredients for life...
The wonders – and mysteries – of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 continue to multiply as NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft beams home new images of its New Year’s Day 2019 flyby target. Full Story here: Ultima Thule
Above: The China National Space Administration (CNSA) made this artist’s impression of the Chang’e-4 lunar rover available on Jan. 2. (China National Space Administration/EPA-EFE) Above: This photo provided on Jan. 3 by China National Space...
