Year: 2020

In the news: NASA Space Apps blasts off in Toronto

“Every year, NASA hosts the Space Apps Challenge, an international hackathon designed to make use of NASA’s vast stores of data about the Earth and the far reaches of space,” writes Sarah Kronenfeld in The Varsity. This year, the ASX Society—co-organizing Space Apps with Indus Space, RU Hacks, and SEDS-Canada—ran with thousands of submissions from…
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Blog: The digital revolution has brought a new era to radio astronomy

Dr. Keith Vanderlinde discusses the evolution of radio telescope design

Blog: The drive behind the development of cutting-edge instruments in astronomy

Dr. Abigail Crites discusses methods and goals in the process of improving observational tools

Blog: What are astronomers learning from the oldest light in the universe?

Dr. Adam Hincks discusses the history and future of research on the origins of the universe

SpaceX Crew-1 Launch — Livestream Watch Party

Time and Date: Sunday, November 15, 7:27 pm EST (Livestream starts at 7 pm) Want to watch history? SpaceX’s first operational crewed mission to the International Space Station — carrying three NASA astronauts and one JAXA astronaut for a six-month mission — will launch as the flight named Crew-1. Join the ASX for a livestream…
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