Monday, December 13, 2021

James Webb Space Telescope on Track to Launch Dec. 22

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When the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was conceived, the first exoplanet had only just been discovered. Now we have thousands of exampl...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Applied CS & Space Science Research: An Undergraduate Perspective

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  One of my favourite parts of working in a research group is the opportunity to bring together a diverse set of students. Such a group has ...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

PVL's First In-Person Conference in over 2 years

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  For many academics, we can point to a moment when everything just clicked and we realized that this life was for us.  Often, that moment o...
Thursday, November 4, 2021

Is this the Best Time for Outer Solar System Missions?

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  Planetary missions can't launch at any point. Instead we must wait for the stars to align, literally! Low-energy trajectories to the p...
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Seeking Knowlegde of Indigenous Astronomical Perspectives

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 Recently, the members of PVL have been reflecting on Indigenous contributions to the fields in which we conduct research. Below, MSc studen...
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

It's meteor shower season once again - but what actually are they?

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Anyone who has spent time lying back and casually looking up at the sky has likely seen the fiery trail of a meteor which streak across the ...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Head in the Martian Clouds: a Research Update

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  As C onor mentioned a few posts ago , just because a mission ended in the past doesn't mean that all the useful science from that miss...