Skywatchers across the world gathered Tuesday to see Venus pass in front of the Sun. The transit of Venus began shortly after 5 p.m. CT and won't occur again until 2117. Only six transits of Venus have even been recorded -- the last of which happened in 2004....
Venus will move between the Earth and the Sun on June 5, in what's known as the transit of Venus. The public can observe this rare cosmic event at the University of Manitoba. Special viewing glasses will be given to attendees on the U of M's Fort Garry campus. The...
Sky-gazers assembled by the masses Sunday evening for a rare event only safely viewed with protective eyewear. The partial solar eclipse was the talker at Assiniboine Park as astronomers, scientists and anyone with a fascination for the sky came together for the show....
By Brian Schultz The solar eclipse will be visible from Manitoba this evening, and the Manitoba Museum has organized a public observing session. The museum will be offering specialized glasses at Assiniboine Park to view the eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes...
The University of Manitoba is inviting the public out on Saturday for Science Rendezvous 2012. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., free hands-on activities and demonstrations take place in the Engineering and Information Technology Complex on the U of M's Fort Garry Campus....
A Grade 11 student from Balmoral Hall School is headed to Ottawa to compete in the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC), awarding biotech science prizes to the country's brightest minds. Sixteen-year-old Ella Thomson genetically modified a common soil...
Inner-city youth will be engaged in science and environment issues on Friday as the University of Manitoba launches its Let's Talk Science program. The award-winning program provides hands-on activities to improve the understanding of physical and life science,...
By Brian Schultz Students from across the world will descend on Winnipeg today for the eighth annual International Student Science Fair (ISSF 2012). The week-long science fair, running until Friday, May 4, attracts the best and brightest minds to compete. The theme...
A University of Manitoba scientist is involved with the task of cloning a mammoth as part of a Discovery Channel and BBC television show. Kevin Campbell, along with other scientists, are studying the remains of a butchered mammoth that occurred about 10,000 years ago....
Students from across the province battled their machine creations over the weekend in the 17th annual Manitoba Robot Games. The event at Tec Voc High School was the culmination of months of hard work, where youth went head-to-head for ultimate robot supremacy. The...
