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