(NC)-Among the many challenges that face humanity’s ability to travel to Mars, the issue of life support ranks at or near the top. It should come as no surprise then that this challenge is at the heart of research being conducted by some of the world’s top scientists, including those in Canada. They are currently [...]

The planet Neptune is one of the planets that is furthest away from the sun. It is known mostly for the fact that it has an extremely cold surface, and a hot inner core. Neptune remains largely a mystery to be solved, and newer technology is in the makings, which will aid in this process. [...]

The Earth is hardly the only body in our solar system with volcanic activity. In fact, volcanic activity on Earth is actually quite tame when compared to the volcanic activity on a few other planets and quite a few moons in our Solar System. Of course, the Earth’s moon does not have a [...]

The planet Mercury has many mysteries of which the new spacecraft MESSENGER hopes to solve, but one of those mysteries is of particular interest to scientists. There are many eccentric features of the small planet closest to the Sun, but one theory suggests that the planet is shrinking. Slowly contracting in on itself [...]

Pluto just celebrated its anniversary last year and commemorated it later in the year with a demotion from status as the ninth planet in our solar system to a significant dwarf planet. The discovery of Pluto was made seventy-six years ago and scientists still don’t really know much about this icy cold celestial body. [...]

Many moons ago Uranus itself had not even been discovered; never mind all of the moons orbiting around it. The moons are still popping up! The Solar System seems to be losing planets, but the planets that still have their status as planets are gaining moons like there’s no tomorrow. Of course, [...]

This is a beautiful and interesting video on the history of science.

The planet Mercury is the first in the Solar System line-up, meaning it is closet to the Sun.  It moves very quickly across the sky and so was named Mercury, which in Roman mythology was the god of commerce, travel, and thievery. 
Mercury is small and rocky and makes its trip around the Sun once every [...]

Thinking of taking a trip to Science World? Here’s a mini tour to help you decide…
Perpetual motion sculpture at Science World planetarium, then a walk through Plaza of Nations to the city library… one of the finest architectural buildings in Vancouver.

The late Dr Carl Sagan speaks about 4 billion years of evolution. Footage taken from the COSMOS series.