The Big Dish

One of Canada's premier radio observatories sits in a radio-quiet valley outside Penticton.

A scale model of our Solar System, where physical representations of the Sun and planets have been placed along a route in the local park.

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.

In the high desert east of Bend, the University of Oregon maintains a research observatory on a remote mountain peak.

Standing at the site of his former school, this sculpture celebrates Darwin's groundbreaking contributions to science and his deep connection to his birthplace.

It's common to find the famous science communicator's grave adorned with pale blue marbles.