Science

The Canadian Space Agency has issued another health in space Announcement of Opportunity (AO), this one on Human Analog Studies.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced a new opportunity for Health & Life Sciences Data and Sample Mining (DM) or Research Models (RM) aimed at Canadian post-secondary institutions and Not-for-profit organizations established and operating in Canada.

The Canadian Space Agency has published a new announcement of opportunity (AO) for the James Webb Space Telescope offering grants up to $100,000 with upwards of $1M available in this cycle.

In its Summer Solstice update to members, the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) provided an update on the Square Kilometre Array Observatory.

The Canadian Space Agency has announced 15 grants totalling $5.5 million to date for the Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST) 2023 announcement of opportunity (AO).

In April of this year the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) signed an Memorandum of Understanding that included potential partnerships through the UKSA’s Science & Exploration Bilateral Programme. Now, we know that one of those areas where the partnership is moving forward is with the Canadian led CASTOR Telescope project. The UKSA has been working towards new bilateral programs since …

A Western University-led team is preparing for an international ExoMars rover mission in 2028 that aims to in part better uncover how clays formed on Mars, and to what extent water may or may not have been involved.

The IDEaS (Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security) program annual report for 2022-2023 has been released and shows that $75.8M was invested. Overall, the program has invested $330.2M in the five years since its inception.

The National Research Council (NRC) announced today that Canada will invest $269 million in the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) over eight years.

The European Space Agency-led Euclid telescope collaboration, which includes a Canadian science team, released its first early release observations today (May 23) showcasing the capabilities of the dark matter mission.