Science

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.

It’s just a coincidence, but Arizona is the location of both NASA training and Western University Planetary Surface Processes Field School this month.

At the recently completed 12th Meeting of the Ozone Research Managers in Geneva, Canada submitted its national report which included data from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)’s SCISAT satellite and the Canadian OSIRIS instrument onboard the Swedish Odin satellite.

The upcoming April 8 total solar eclipse, which includes a part of Canada, may be an opportunity to introduce people to the wonders of the sun.

The Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) has released its quarterly newsletter Cassiopeia and includes updates on the CASTOR telescope program, Gemini News and more.

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk told SpaceQ that Canadians should look at the space program “with a sense of pride” as the next two astronauts in space, including Kutryk, prepare for their missions.

The Canadian Space Agency has unveiled the personal patch for Joshua Kutryk’s Starliner-1 mission scheduled for early 2025.