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November
Don Mills Library: How Can Star Trek Replicators Impact One Billion Lives?
Discover how 3D printers are transforming lives here on Earth and in space. With Dr. Julielynn Wong, Director, 3D4MD.
The Cutting Edge lectures are generously supported by the Krembil Foundation.
14
July
York University: Plutopalooza
The Astronomy Club at York University and the York University Observatory present Toronto's very own Plutopalooza event, an event that is being held in cities across the world!
Plutopalooza is a celebration of New Horizons' arrival at the Pluto system after its nine-year journey across the solar system. It will bring together astronomy and space exploration enthusiasts to share together their excitement for the spacecraft's arrival at this distant world.
22
October
Agincourt Library: Antimatter Isn't Just Science Fiction!
Dr. Wendy Taylor (York University Physics & Astronomy) talks about the science of antimatter. What is it? How is it made, trapped, studied and used. And what can it tell us about how the universe works?
The Science of Science Fiction series is presented in collaboration with York University's Faculty of Science.
20
June
Perimeter Institute: Convergence (WEBCASTS)
There are moments in history when the right people converge at the right place, in the right time, to catalyze something entirely new. Convergence will be one of those moments.
Physics is at a turning point. The most sophisticated experiments ever devised are decoding our universe with unprecedented clarity -- from the quantum to the cosmos -- and revealing a stunning simplicity that theory has yet to explain.
24
July
DRAA: Stargazing at Millennium Square, Pickering
Everyone is invited to join the DRAA for a fun evening of stargazing at Millennium Square in Pickering. You will enjoy spectacular views of the Moon, Saturn, deep space star clusters and galaxies through big telescopes. The DRAA will have an information booth filled with astronomy literature and hand outs. Do you have a telescope but are not sure how to use it? Bring it along and DRAA members will be happy to help you!
14
August
UofT Planetarium: New Horizons of Exploration
Showtimes: 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm
For thousands of years, humans have studied the heavens from the confines of the Earth. In the last century, however, we have begun sending both people and machines to other worlds. Where have we gone, and what discoveries have we made? This planetarium show will delve into the history of space exploration, from the first tentative steps made during the Space Race to the first-ever flyby of Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft.
18
July
U of T Annual AstroTour Keynote: The Hidden Lives of Galaxies
When peering into the cosmos, astronomers can only gather instantaneous snapshots of celestial objects whose evolution — with rare exceptions — unfolds on timescales far too long to be probed within a human lifetime.
30
July
Action Potential Lab: The Outer Limits with Dan Falk
Four hundred years ago, we knew almost nothing about the structure of the universe. Today we can see to the very edges of space and time. A look at four key astronomers who changed history by changing the way we see the cosmos. From the 17th - 20th century, let's take a tour through the history and technological advancements found in astronomy from Galileo, Herschel, Bessel, and Leavitt.
*This workshop is being held as a satellite event and collaboration with Toronto's Maker Festival.
15
September
UofT Mississauga Snider Lecture: Canadian Spacewalkers
There are astronauts and then there are space walkers. Only three Canadians have donned space suits and stepped into the void 400 km above the Earth to perform zero-G construction work on the International Space Station.
19
June
RASC Mississauga: Understanding Quasars (and their extremely(!) high velocity outflows)
Speaker: Dr. Paola Rodriguez Hidalgo