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While the Hubble Space Telescope is back to full science operations after a computer glitch sidelined it for weeks, the pioneering 31-year-old observatory won't last forever in space. Most of the attention about "successors" falls on the $8 billion USD ($10 billion CAD) NASA James Webb Space Telescope, which may launch this year with Canadian technology to a Lagrange point. But cheaper alternatives are emerging, …

The Toronto based Creative Destruction Lab Space Stream has graduated nine of 21 companies that participated in its third cohort session. Of note, of the 20 companies originally selected, none were Canadian. 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

As SpaceX gets set to launch Transporter-2 early Friday evening, this second SpaceX mass rideshare is showing the promise of regularly scheduled missions, but does come with some challenges. Oh, and there's lot of innovative technology being launched. 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

The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) at the University of Toronto announced today that American astrophysicist Juna Kollmeier, a well known and highly regarded observationally oriented theorist, will become the first woman to lead the Institute.

A University of Alberta-led space weather satellite is targeting a launch in 2025 or 2026 after receiving significant funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). 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

Sara Seager is very smart, just ask the folks at the MacArthur Foundation who gave her one of their prestigious ‘genius’ grants in 2013.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) had awarded a phase 0 development contract to McGill University for the proposed LiteBIRD telescope to validate a variety of objectives, including the concept definition and design.

The Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA) issued a statement last week on the status of the Thirty Meter Telescope which quickly drew condemnation from Raymond Carlberg, Professor and founding TMT Project Director in Canada.

In this podcast from the CASI ASTRO 18 conference in Quebec City, you’ll hear from stakeholders on their Perspective of the Future of Canada’s Space Sector.

The CASI ASTRO 18 conference began by addressing a key topic much of the Canadian space community thinks about, the future of Canada’s space sector.