Speaker Event – Astrosleuthing an Aurora: Robin Metcalfe

DV2072 William Davis Building UTM

In this talk, I will explain the science behind the production of an aurora - from its origins at the Sun's surface to the light show in Earth's atmosphere - and in the process we will see how the evidence left behind by an aurora can be used to sleuth out its connection to ancient records.

To Bennu and back: The OSIRIS-REx mission and the significance to Canada

Davis Building - Room SE2074 1867 1C6, Inner Cir Rd, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Talk Synopsis The OSIRIS-REx mission is a NASA-lead mission to a carbonaceous Near-Earth Asteroid Bennu and return the sample back to Earth in September 2023. An extended mission will take […]