Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. – This month marks, among other things, the return of meteor showers in the sky. The month of April will include its share of astronomical events. Quebecers who love observing the sky will not be left out! Reconciliation between Mars and Saturn Venus, Mars and Saturn closed the … Read more
Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 6:47 p.m. – Conditions are conducive to spring flooding, especially in southern Quebec. Already, some regions are preparing. In short : Southern Quebec to watch; The weekend system could accelerate the trend. The Montérégie and Estrie regions are in the sights of the authorities. Public Safety will indeed be keeping … Read more
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake rocked Fukushima, Japan late in the morning on March 16. Another earthquake, this time of magnitude 6.4, was felt a few minutes earlier, according to the USGS. Two earthquakes in two minutes The first (magnitude 6.4) 63 km from Namie, Japan; The second … Read more
Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 05:30 – A fairly heavy episode of freezing rain is on the radar this weekend. The Quebec region is particularly to be watched, and could be the most affected by the ice storm. In short : The North Shore of the St. Lawrence River particularly at risk; Up to 20 … Read more
Friday, February 18, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. – For the first time, a powerful solar flare has been immortalized. The Solar Orbiter probe captured our entire star ejecting ionized matter at considerable distances. Powerful blowout Solar flares are frequent and of variable power. Ionized material is blasted into space hundreds of thousands of miles from … Read more
Monday, February 14, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. – The James Webb Telescope is now in place and ready to operate. Already, he sent his first photos to Earth. Explanations. Premier test The James Webb Space Telescope sent its first photographic tests to Earth recently. The huge device, which is still adjusting its instruments, even shared … Read more
Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 07:00 – Science fiction fans will be delighted: a new rocky planet near Earth has been discovered. Explanations. third planet A new exoplanet has been discovered within the closest planetary system to ours: Proxima Centauri. Potentially the third planet discovered to date, Proxima d has about 25% of Earth’s mass. … Read more
Monday, January 24, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. – A probe launched by NASA is sending spectacular images of fifteen huge cyclones that have been raging on this planet for several years. Explanations. active planet The Juno probe, launched by NASA in 2011, sends spectacular images of the planet Jupiter and its satellites. Researchers from the … Read more