space.association.utasx@gmail.com

Author: Astronomy and Space Exploration Society

Looking for New Executive Members!

Annnnnnnnnnnd we’re back! Hiya everybody, a new school year is upon us and here at the ASX we’re looking to fill a couple of empty executive positions. We are currently taking applications for the positions of Event Coordinator, Symposium Director, Web Designer, and Graphics Designer. A description of these roles can be found here. To…
Read more

May 2018: Picture of the Month

Why is there a large boulder near the center of Tycho’s peak?
Tycho crater on the Moon is one of the easiest features to see, visible even to the unaided eye (inset, lower right).
But at the center of Tycho (inset, upper left) is a something unusual — a 120-meter boulder.

April 2018: Picture of the Month

From our vantage point in the Milky Way Galaxy, we see NGC 3344 face-on. Nearly 40,000 light-years across, the big, beautiful spiral galaxy is located just 20 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo Minor.
This multi-color Hubble Space Telescope close-up of NGC 3344 includes remarkable details from near infrared to ultraviolet wavelengths.

ASX Annual General Meeting for 2018-2019 Elections

ASX will be holding its Annual General Meeting to elect the 2018-2019 executive team, and celebrate the end of a great year with FREE food! There are many positions available to run for! Perhaps you think my work on the website is shotty, well then you can come on down and put me out of…
Read more

Science Rendezvous U of T Poster Competition

Date & Location: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Sat. May 12 2018, Bahen Centre for Information Technology in the Atrium, 40 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4 This year ASX has partnered up with Science Rendezvous UofT Chapter to bring you another poster competition! The Science Rendezvous Science Fair (S.R.S.F.) STEM Education Scholarship is…
Read more