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Time is running out for GA early bird prices!
Written by Kate Fane on Mon, 2013/03/25

 

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VP Colin Haig discusses the Planck "time machine" on CTV news
Written by Kate Fane on Thu, 2013/03/21

Thanks to new information from the European Space Agency's Planck space telescope, the universe has been revealed to be about 80 million years older than previously thought, is expanding slightly slower, has less dark energy, and contains more dark matter and ordinary matter.

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Former RASC President Dr. Roy Bishop inducted into the Nova Scotia Science Hall of Fame
Written by Kate Fane on Mon, 2013/03/18

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RASC's Dave Chapman to be interviewed on CBC Radio
Written by Kate Fane on Mon, 2013/03/18

Attention all Nova Scotia members!

Tune in to CBC Radio 1 at 5:50 p.m. today to hear Stephanie Domet chat with RASC member and Observer's Handbook Editor Dave Chapman.

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Astronomy Outreach

Asteroids and Impacts Webinar a Smashing Success!
Written by M. L. Whitehorne, Past President on Tue, 2013/03/05

 

On February 15th, a small asteroid plunged into Earth’s atmosphere over Russia, causing damage and injuries. Nobody saw it coming. The same day, astronomers expected asteroid 2012DA14 to make a very close, but harmless, approach to Earth. Both events captured media attention worldwide. It was an educational opportunity not to be missed!

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Northern Skies

The Sky This Month - March 2013
Written by Gary Boyle on Tue, 2013/03/05

Getting Ready For Comet PanSTARRS

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The RASC's Dark Sky Preserve program continues to spread.
Written by Kate Fane on Mon, 2013/03/04

 

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield is a "phenomenon", says RASC Vice President Chris Gainor
Written by Kate Fane on Thu, 2013/02/28

 

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Announcements

RASC quoted in the Star on Google Copernicus doodle
Written by RASC on Tue, 2013/02/19

Today is the anniversary of Nicholas Copernicus' birth (1473 February 19), and Google marked the event by creating a animated doodle of the heliocentric (Sun-centred) Copernican system.

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Announcements

RASC members speak to national media about today's meteor and asteroid (UPDATED)
Written by Kate Fane on Fri, 2013/02/15

 

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