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April 22, Earth Day, is celebrated around the world as tens of millions of people make time to attend their environment. Thousands of governments – from local to regional to state, provincial or federal – plan awareness campaigns and activities … Continue reading →
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of Human Space FlightOn April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space. He made a 108-minute orbital flight in the fully automated Vostok 1 space capsule. Gagarin did not land in his space capsule. Vostok … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Endless Star Party
From August 22 through 25, 2019, it’s another week of night sights in the Wood Buffalo National Park Dark Sky Preserve at the Dark Sky Festival [DSF]. The park’s 44,807 km2 (17,300 mi2) sit on the border of Canada’s Northwest … Continue reading
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Tagged August 29, Dark Sky Preserve, On This Day, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, Wood Buffalo National Park Dark Sky Preserve
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