Meet Our Dwarf Planets
Backgrounders
Learn about the dwarf planets in our Solar System.
Testing Spacesuit Material
STEM Explained
Learn about a new material for spacesuits and the engineer who designed it.
Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites
Backgrounders
Learn about where and when to find meteoroids, meteors and meteorites.
The Outer Solar System
Backgrounders
Learn about the amazing planets and moons of the outer Solar System.
How can we land a model space probe?
Hands-on Activities
Design and build a model space probe.
Resources on Physics and Aerospace
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to physics and aerospace.
Weather: Temperature
Backgrounders
Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?
Query a Career Profile
Lessons
Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.
Why does the Earth have Layers?
STEM Explained
An in-depth look at how the Earth got its layers.
Jamie Sevigny
Career Profiles
Management Engineer
SETI - The Search for extraterrestrial Intelligence
Backgrounders
Some astronomers are not looking for stars, planets or galaxies. They are searching for intelligent life in the universe beyond our planet.
Thomas Graham
Career Profiles
Research Scientist, Space Farming
Mike Dixon
Career Profiles
Professor and Director of CESRF
Carl Dixon
Career Profiles
Naval Communicator
Keven Bruce
Career Profiles
Tactical Weather Specialist