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Astronomy

Learn the basics, get some tips and tricks, discover space telescopes, and journey around the solar system and beyond!

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The basics

The history of astronomy and how it affects our daily lives.

Tips and tricks for amateur astronomers

Getting started, stargazing tips, and information on eclipses and meteor showers.

Space telescopes

Current, future, and past space telescopes.

Fact sheets

Get the facts about stars, planets, galaxies, and black holes.

Our solar system

The Sun, planets, dwarf planets, comets and asteroids.

Beyond our solar system

The exoplanet zoo, detecting exoplanets, brown dwarfs, the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

Funding opportunities

Contracts, grants and contributions.

Astronomy Images and videos

Astronomy images and videos.

Infographics

Astronomy infographics.

Featured

James Webb Space Telescope

What the telescope can observe, its objectives, how it works and Canada's role.

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