The Red Planet has fascinated humanity for hundreds of years, if not millennia. The debate about whether there is and was water on Mars began to heat up once we sent the first spacecraft to the planet.
Read More »Global Government Spending on Space Exploration to Grow Modestly
According to a new research report by Euroconsult, global government spending on space exploration will see modest growth from US$14.6B in 2017 to US$20B by 2027.
Read More »A Conversation With Sarah Gallagher – The New Science Advisor to the Canadian Space Agency
Last week Dr. Sarah Gallagher of Western University was announced as the new Science Advisor to the president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency Has its First Science Advisor
Nearly six months after putting out a call for a Science Advisor to the president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the agency has selected Dr. Sarah Gallagher of Western University.
Read More »Perimeter Institute – Emily Levesque Lecture: The Weirdest Stars in the Universe
Emily Levesque is an astronomer and Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington. She is known for her work on massive stars and using these stars to investigate galaxy formation.
Read More »OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft with Canadian Instrument Begins Approach Phase to Asteroid Bennu
On Friday, August 24th NASA hosted a media teleconference on the OSIRIS-REx mission which will return an asteroid sample to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is now preparing to conduct approach maneuvers as it heads for a December 3rd rendezvous with asteroid Bennu.
Read More »McMaster Markets NEUDOSE Technology for the U.S. Space Force
There’s no such thing as bad publicity, right? The headline reads “How Canadian technology could protect Space Force troops” and I clicked on the headline.
Read More »Podcast – A Discussion With CASCA President Rob Thacker on Canadian Astronomy Missions
Canada has a vibrant astronomy community involved in ground-based and space-based astronomy programs and missions. According to my guest, Rob Thacker, we’re doing ok with ground-based astronomy programs but are failing when it comes to space-based astronomy missions.
Read More »As SCISAT Approaches its 15th Anniversary There’s no Other Satellite Like it and No Funding to Replace it
While originally designed to last only two years, SCISAT is set to celebrate its fifteenth birthday this August. The concept for the mission came about over 20 years ago and some of the data being collected is still unique. There’s no other satellite like it, and plans to replace it are in a bureaucratic holding pattern.
Read More »Visual Impairment of ISS Astronauts
For the first time since the early 70’s humanity is preparing to venture beyond low Earth orbit. In so doing we’ll have to deal with a variety of potential health problems including visual impairment.
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