The Earth Moon System
Answers to some common questions about Earth’s Moon.
Impact Craters
Learn about how craters are formed and about some of Canada's impact craters.
Lunar Rover Research Challenge
This competition-based space project will challenge students to design a lunar rover research mission.
Peter Visscher
Robotic Vehicle Development, General Manager
I work with my team to develop extreme robotic vehicles designed to operate off-road and off-planet.
Let's Talk Lunar Resources
Discover some background information on how we'll learn to live and work on the Moon - and beyond!
Cycle of Day and Night
Students explore the cycle of day and night by sorting and classifying pictures, creating images and reading books.
Why do we have seasons?
Learn why seasons change. Discover how they’re different in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Why is it colder in the winter even though the Earth is closer to the Sun?
Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.
What is your weight on another planet?
Do you weigh the same on Jupiter as you do on Earth? Learn to calculate your weight on a different planet.
Universal Coordinated Time
Today, you know it's the same time everywhere in your time zone thanks to Universal Coordinated Time. But when humans used the Sun to tell time, they couldn’t tell time precisely.
Moon: Phases
8 images of different lunar phases showing the portion of the Moon lit by the Sun as the Moon orbits the Earth and as seen by us on Earth
Cosmic Radiation and Aviation
Learn how people came to understand the source of cosmic radiation, as well as how this radiation impacts those who work in and travel on airplanes.
Jan Cami
Associate Professor, Astronomy
Jan Cami is an associate professor of Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario.