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Unit E: Space Exploration

Meteor seen through an opening in the trees

Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites

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Learn about where and when to find meteoroids, meteors and meteorites.

Jupiter’s atmosphere taken from NASA's Juno spacecraft

The Outer Solar System

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Learn about the amazing planets and moons of the outer Solar System.

Space lander

How can we land a model space probe?

Hands-on Activities

Design and build a model space probe.

Image showing the physics of flight on a drone.

Resources on Physics and Aerospace

STEM Explained

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to physics and aerospace.

The Jodrell Bank Lovell Telescope located in Cheshire, England

Telescopes and Astronomy

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Visible light is only part of what astronomers study. They use different types of telescopes to study the entire electromagnetic spectrum.

Jamie Sevigny au travail

Jamie Sevigny

Career Profiles

Management Engineer

Jamie Sevigny is a Management Engineer for the Canadian Space Agency.
Hubble Space Telescope as seen during a servicing mission in 2009

Airborne & Space Telescopes

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Learn about telescopes that do their work high in Earth’s atmosphere and in space.

Boy looking through telescope at night

Optical Telescopes

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Learn about the history of telescopes and the function of refracting and reflecting optical telescopes.

Radio Telescope array at night

Radio Astronomy

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Learn about radio astronomy, a type of astronomy that studies objects in space using radio waves and radio telescopes.

Thomas Graham

Thomas Graham

Career Profiles

Research Scientist, Space Farming

Thomas Graham is a Professor at the University of Guelph.
Photo de Mike Dixon

Mike Dixon

Career Profiles

Professor and Director of CESRF

Mike Dixon is the Professor and Director of CESRF at the University of Guelph.
Carl Dixon

Carl Dixon

Career Profiles

Naval Communicator

Carl Dixon is a Naval Communicator for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Keven Bruce | Tactical Weather Specialist

Keven Bruce

Career Profiles

Tactical Weather Specialist

Kevin Bruce is a Tactical Weather Specialist for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Alexis Dorais | Analyste en télédétection

Alexis Dorais

Career Profiles

Remote Sensing Analyst

Alexis Dorais is a Remote Sensing Analyst for Enfotec Technical Services Inc.
Scott Kelly et Terry Virts inspectent le système d’élimination du dioxyde de carbone de la SSI (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Carbon Dioxide on Earth and on the ISS

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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?