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Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo (she/her)
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Astrophysicist and Associate professor
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Gopolang Mohlabeng (he/him)
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Assistant Professor of Theoretical Particle Physics
Evaline Warmels
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Mechatronic Engineer
![Lunar rover in its testing environment, created to mimic conditions on the Moon.](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-04/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2812%29.png?itok=cPw0JbGO)
Designing Rovers for the Moon’s Extreme Environment
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Learn about the extreme environment on the Moon and the challenges this poses for designing lunar rovers.
![Daedulus crater on the Moon](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-10/Daedalus_crater_Moon.jpg?itok=FyJgdJAV)
Impact Craters
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Learn about how craters are formed and about some of Canada's impact craters.
![Bacteria, whale and universe](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-12/Scale%20header.png?itok=0cBCDTzx)
Understanding Scale: From Planck to Cosmic
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Learn measuring the scale of everything, from the very tiny to the super gigantic!
![SIlhouette of a figure examining stars with a telescope](/sites/default/files/2023-01/physics%20chapter%20header.jpg)
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 I Liftoff](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2023-01/Artemis%20I%20liftoff.jpg?itok=EtHXV0iB)
Artemis Goes to the Moon!
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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.
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Katie Mack (she/her)
Career Profiles
Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication
![Rover on the Moon](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Earth%20moon%20rover.jpg)
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.
![Artist image of Theia crashing into Earth](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-12/Moon%20formation.jpg?itok=qYVdQHYi)
Origin of Earth’s Moon
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Learn how Earth’s moon came to be and what we have learned from Moon rocks.
![Telescope under construction](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-12/Telescope%20under%20construction_0.jpg?itok=3jCfS0PW)
Seeing the Universe with the James Webb Telescope
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Learn about the James Webb telescope and Canada’s role in the mission.
![Illustration of an astronaut standing on a grey moon with a Canadian flag, with space and stars in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-09/Canada%20goes%20to%20the%20Moon%20header.png?itok=9hItXMsB)
Canada Goes to the Moon!
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Learn about Canada’s new role in space exploration, what we plan to achieve on and around the Moon.
Evaline Warmels (Video)
Career Profiles
Mechatronical Engineer