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Night sky

In the News: CBC News

Several planets are currently visible to the naked eye in a 'Planetary Parade'

Two people sit together in conversation

Quantum computing has already changed the world. But what does that mean for quantum startups?

Aurora ghostly lights

In the News: Science News

Ghostly white northern lights present new auroral mystery

Julien-Pierre Houle, former Quantum City intern

Quantum City internship program helps define Calgary as a hub for quantum technology

quantum machine

In the News: Globe and Mail

Canadian company Xanadu tests building blocks for commercial quantum computer

A man sitting there next to a microscope

Milestone in quantum sensing: A prototype quantum optical microscope

Emma Spanswick and Josh Houghton

In the News: StudyFinds

Aurora’s ghost: Mysterious gray glow next to northern lights isn’t what scientists thought

White patch in northern lights

In the News: Newsweek

Mystery of Northern Lights' Companion Finally Solved: 'Very, Very Cool'

Visual depiction of the atomic ‘Schrödinger cat’ state

This metaphorical cat is both dead and alive – and it will help quantum engineers find computing errors

A young man sits in front of a computer with a woman standing behind him.

‘What is that?’ UCalgary scientists explain white patch that appears near northern lights