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Nathalie Ouellette27 October 2017

Litter isn’t just a problem in your neighbourhood on Earth. Learn how litter ends up in space, and what consequences it can cause.

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Parshati Patel15 August 2017

There’ll be a solar eclipse on August 21. Find out what that is, and how you can see it.

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Shakib Rahman9 August 2017

Just like replicators on Star Trek, 3D printers can create all kinds of objects. One day, they’ll even be able to print human cells, tissues and organs. What medical processes might this change?

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CurioCity29 June 2017

Just received my PhD in 2016, now doing postdoctoral research!

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CurioCity1 May 2017

Learn how to operate Canadarm2 on board the International Space Station by watching astronaut Chris Hadfield use it to capture and dock a SpaceX Dragon capsule on March 3, 2013. (2:57)

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Daniel Tarade16 March 2017

Searching for extraterrestrial life often means listening for radio waves coming from deep space. And if you’re interested, you can even help scientists sift through the data!

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Nathalie Ouellette15 March 2017

On February 22, 2017, NASA announced that the Spitzer Space Telescope had located a system of at least seven rocky planets orbiting an ultra cool dwarf star.

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CurioCity19 January 2017

How can we learn about the galaxies beyond our own? It all begins with light - the kind we see and the kind we can’t. (4:45 min.)

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CurioCity15 December 2016

When we look at the sky, we have a flat, two-dimensional view. So how do astronomers figure the distances of stars and galaxies from Earth? (5:29 min.)

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Emily Pass22 November 2016

Scientists have found thousands of planets that orbit other stars, just like Earth orbits the Sun. Some of them might even be able to support life.

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