If all goes well, the ispace Japanese lander with Canadian technology onboard will land on the Moon on April 25 sometime after the landing sequence starts at 11:40 am ET (15:40 UTC).
Read More »Jeremy Hansen is the First Canadian Going to the Moon
Jeremy Hansen’s patience has paid off. After nearly 14 years as a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut accumulating skills including managing teams like the 2017 astronaut class’ trainers, he will be aboard the Artemis 2 mission that is returning humans to the Moon’s area in November 2024 or so.
Read More »Artemis 2 with Canadian Astronaut Targets Moon Launch in November 2024
Artemis 2 will fly the next Canadian into space in November 2024, boosting someone from our country to the Moon for the very first time.
Read More »Canada to Officially Join the Square Kilometre Array Observatory
Canada has officially announced its intention to join as a partner in the Square Kilometre Array Observatory. The announcement formalizes Canada’s long involvement in Square Kilometre Array Observatory, and provides a variety of benefits for Canadian astronomers peering into the distant past of the Universe.
Read More »Green Comet to Make Closest Approach this Week
A green visitor is going to make its closest approach to Earth this week. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is visible in binoculars or a telescope from Canada and depending on what happens in the coming days, it may enter naked-eye visibility. Comets are notoriously difficult to predict, however, as luminosity (inherent brightness) depends on factors such as how much gas and dust streams off their surfaces, …
Read More »Canadian Astronomical Society Provides Quarterly Update
The Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) provided its quarterly update through its Cassiopeia Newsletter last month. The newsletter provides a comprehensive update on existing programs such as the proposed CASTOR space telescope, the Square Kilometre Array and occasionally new happenings.
Read More »Five Companies Receive $2M Apiece to Work on Space Modules for Health Care
Five Canadian companies will have a busy six months ahead of them as they seek to create a prototype deployable unit that may one day form the basis of space modules for health care. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Oort Cloud May be Made of Both Rock and Ice, Canadian Research Suggests
The Oort Cloud may not be as icy as we imagine. The zone of little worlds outside of Neptune’s orbit appears to have a least some rocky composition, which is a growing hypothesis strengthened with a new meteoroid observation led by Canadian researchers.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Readies Next Five Years of AO’s in Space Science
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) recently released its roadmap of research opportunities in space science between 2022 and 2027.
Read More »With First Artemis Moon Mission Success, Artemis II Astronauts to be Named in Early 2023
With the Artemis I Orion capsule safely returning to Earth yesterday, Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center said in a media briefing that the announcement of which astronauts will participate in the Artemis II mission will be in early 2023. That announcement will include a Canadian.
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