Introducing the Sun
Backgrounders
Learn the basics of the star we call the Sun.
Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo (she/her)
Career Profiles
Astrophysicist and Associate professor
Gopolang Mohlabeng (he/him)
Career Profiles
Assistant Professor of Theoretical Particle Physics
Steve Lawrence
Career Profiles
Sales Manager
Evaline Warmels
Career Profiles
Mechatronic Engineer
Designing Rovers for the Moon’s Extreme Environment
Backgrounders
Learn about the extreme environment on the Moon and the challenges this poses for designing lunar rovers.
Impact Craters
Backgrounders
Learn about how craters are formed and about some of Canada's impact craters.
Understanding Scale: From Planck to Cosmic
Backgrounders
Learn measuring the scale of everything, from the very tiny to the super gigantic!
How could you build a refracting telescope using water as the lenses?
Hands-on Activities
Build your own refracting telescope using glasses of water as the lenses.
Artemis Goes to the Moon!
Backgrounders
Learn about NASA’s Space Launch System, which includes the Boeing-built Core Stage, and how it got Orion to the Moon and back again.
Katie Mack (she/her)
Career Profiles
Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication
Can you design a rover that can survive on the moon?
Hands-on Activities
Design a lunar rover that can survive in the moon’s extreme environment.
Origin of Earth’s Moon
Backgrounders
Learn how Earth’s moon came to be and what we have learned from Moon rocks.
Seeing the Universe with the James Webb Telescope
Backgrounders
Learn about the James Webb telescope and Canada’s role in the mission.
