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1/2 🚀 From Jules Verne to modern orbital infrastructure: how has science fiction shaped real space exploration?
Join @SpacePlaceCA on Wednesday, Oct 28 at 7 PM EDT for "Our Past Futures in Space." eventbrite.ca/e/our-past-fut…?
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Expecting some green monsters at the door tonight? Well, here's a special green monster astronomers hadn't seen before: a green star. And another that's the reddest ever. Other whacky colours, like purple & pink, are possible too. Happy Halloween! popsci.com/science/first-gre…
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Got a second? Well, you won't be getting any extras anymore: leap seconds have become a thing of the past. You won't notice their absence for a while, but one day, there's going to have to be a leap that's a whole lot longer than just a second. cbc.ca/news/world/leap-secon…
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Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is taking a walk on the space side today!
Big moment for Canada. Even bigger inspiration for future explorers.
Keep looking up! Check out Space Place Canada’s upcoming events. Link in bio.
#SpacePlaceCanada
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Tomorrow night! 🚀 How did 19th-century sci-fi lay the groundwork for modern missions like Canadarm3?
Join @SpacePlaceCA tomorrow at 7 PM EDT for Our Past Futures in Space, featuring aerospace engineer Max King, hosted by Matthew Cimone.
Grab your spot: eventbrite.com/e/our-past-fu…
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Star Wars! Not quite, but definitely space warfare between two satellites, ICEYE-X36 and Cosmos 2612, giving each other the evil eye. This "dance" has been months in the making and may not be over yet: who knows what Cosmos 2612 will do next. spaceweather.com/archive.php…
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Looking for a unique Halloween event in Toronto? 🔭👻🎶
Head to York University's Allan I. Carswell Observatory for Spooky Stellar Sonatas!
Enjoy live music by YorkU Symphony Orchestra musicians under the domes alongside ghost nebulae and cosmic horrors. 🧵👇
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🗓️ Wednesday, Oct 28 | 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Petrie Science & Engineering Bldg (3rd Floor), YorkU Keele Campus
🎟️ FREE tickets (mandatory due to capacity): yorku.ca/science/observatory…
🍬 Candy upon exit! (Recommended ages 5+; involves stairs & low light).
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The "Carrington Event" is infamous for disrupting telegraph communications in 1859. Turns out it wasn't the first time solar activity messed with our tech. One solar cycle earlier, 11-12 years prior, similar but less extreme events occurred. spaceweather.com/archive.php…
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Hey Toronto, why aren't we doing this? 🔭✨
Frank Lloyd Wright’s only planetarium (built 1958 at Florida Southern College) just reopened after 20+ years dark—complete with restored Cherokee Red floors and cutting-edge COSM digital projection. (1/2)
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A 75-seat mid-century gem brought back to life, while Canada’s biggest city still doesn't have a dedicated public planetarium dome.
It’s time to bring astronomy back to the Toronto skyline. 🌌🏛️ (2/2)
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It's well known computers guided Apollo to the Moon and back. But who developed the software, when that practise was in its infancy, that let the hardware to do its thing? The leader of that team, Margaret Hamilton, has just passed away. Ad Luna and beyond news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-h…
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1/2 🚀 From Jules Verne to modern orbital infrastructure: how has science fiction shaped real space exploration?
Join @SpacePlaceCA on Wednesday, Oct 28 at 7 PM EDT for "Our Past Futures in Space." eventbrite.ca/e/our-past-fut…?
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Guess where rocket engines will soon be tested? Did London, Ont come to mind? Maybe not, but ground has been broken there on a new, $30M facility to do just that. And its name? The Jeremy Hansen Test Facility! He was born London. Happy World Space Week! cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ca…
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Happy #WorldSpaceWeek! 🚀
Declared by the UN in 1999, the week bridges two major milestones: the Sputnik 1 launch (Oct. 4) and the Outer Space Treaty (Oct. 10).
This year's theme: Rocket Revolution.
Details ➡️ oneworldnews.com/lifestyle/w…
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These Canadians are having a gas. Finding hydrogen gas, that is - though not the usual H2 form we see on Earth. It's monoatomic hydrogen from ~9 billion years ago that's helpful in trying to trace the structure of the early Universe & how galaxies evolve. dunlap.utoronto.ca/canadian-…
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Did you know there's a Canadian "vomit comet"? It's not a ride at the fair, but a highly sought after ride for science experiments. It simulates the micro-gravity conditions of space, although only for 20 sec. per parabolic arc. Hold your "cookie bag"! cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7…
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Say hello to one of the Moon's newest craters. Pretty darn big at that, 222 m across and 43 m deep, and made between Apr. 11 and May 22, 2024. That's a lot bigger than some space junk and can very faintly be seen with a telescope from Earth. cbc.ca/news/science/new-crat…
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It blowed up real good, as we can now see thanks to MOTHRA. Mind you, not because of Mothra. MOTHRA, the telescope, has delivered a beautiful image and data showing how a dying star launches the chemical ingredients necessary for life into space. dunlap.utoronto.ca/new-image…
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This is not good. A defunct old satellite broke up around Sept 13 and is now polluting a busy low-Earth orbit (LEO) altitude, which had already seen a satellite collision 17 years ago; The threat of a functioning satellite getting hit by debris is real. spaceweather.com/archive.php…
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