Astronomy
Learning about the wonders of the stars at Starry Nights
March 9, 2022By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer On a clear evening in February, the Trottier Observatory held its first in-person Starry Nights event in 2022. As the sun dipped and the night sky revealed the winter constellations, it was clear the break from events open to the public did nothing to discourage the long line of people who had come to admire the stars. I had never been to a Starry Night event before and knew very little about stars. But Starry Nights are evening parties meant for every kind of star enthusiast, even those who did not yet know they were…
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Unexplained dark spots raise questions about Venus’ surface
November 10, 2014The surface of Venus may be more complex than previously thought. Elise Harrington, an SFU earth sciences undergraduate student and intern at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, has made new discoveries as to how radar properties change along Venus’ mountain…
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Life on the Pale Blue Dot
September 29, 2014As you are reading this, you are currently hurtling through space on a remote chunk of rock, covered mostly in water and protected by a thin layer of atmosphere, at a speed of about 460 metres per second. This tiny…
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