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.
Telescopes and Astronomy
Backgrounders
Visible light is only part of what astronomers study. They use different types of telescopes to study the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
Jamie Sevigny
Career Profiles
Management Engineer
Airborne & Space Telescopes
Backgrounders
Learn about telescopes that do their work high in Earth’s atmosphere and in space.
Optical Telescopes
Backgrounders
Learn about the history of telescopes and the function of refracting and reflecting optical telescopes.
Radio Astronomy
Backgrounders
Learn about radio astronomy, a type of astronomy that studies objects in space using radio waves and radio telescopes.
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
Alexis Dorais
Career Profiles
Remote Sensing Analyst
Carbon Dioxide on Earth and on the ISS
Backgrounders
Carbon dioxide is an important part of the air on Earth and in space. What is carbon dioxide? How is it measured? How can it affect us mentally and physically?