Presentation of STEAM day projects from Linbrook School followed by a panel discussion including interdisciplinary professionals, parents and teachers.

Astronomy is a science of eons. In the cosmos, things change over millions or billions of years. Most transient events in the sky are due to happenings in our own solar system. But, roughly a decade ago, astronomers began to detect bursts of radio energy that lasted only a few milliseconds. They arrived from anywhere in the sky, had clearly travelled from great distances and carried jaw-dropping amounts of energy. These so-called Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) became a serious puzzle. Difficult to detect because they are so short lived, FRBs kept astronomers up at night wondering where they could possibly come from. Some even went so far as to suggest they were created by an extraterrestrial intelligence. Recently, with the help of the new Canadian telescope, CHIME, the source of these strange signals may finally have been uncovered. Spoiler Alert: it’s not little green men!

Join RCIScience on an astronomical detective hunt spanning the globe and the galaxies, meeting some of the weirder ideas from astrophysics along the way, as we search for the source of these strange signals.

Join us, from the comfort of your home! Let us help you explore and understand the night sky! A DDO Astronomer will provide accurate and detailed answers to your astronomy and space-related questions in simple language using pictures, illustrations and sophisticated computer simulations during these live video meetings.

Deadline to register for this program is Friday February 26, 2021 at 3:00pm. Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.