Canada in Space
Junior Astronauts wanted! The Canadian Space Agency asks educators to help recruit future astronauts!
Young Canadians can test their skills and knowledge through the Canadian Space Agency’s Junior Astronauts campaign this fall with online activities in science and technology, fitness and nutrition, and teamwork and communications. The first activities were made...
read moreCanMoon: A Canadian lunar analogue mission in preparation for real Moon operations!
It has been 50 years since human missions to the Moon were shown not only to be possible, but to be successful! Recently, all the major space agencies in the world have committed to returning to the Moon within the next decade. In preparation for this, Western...
read moreRADARSAT Constellation: A trio of Earth observation satellites to serve Canadians
Over a dozen federal departments will use RCM data to provide services to Canadians. (Credit: CSA) After 15 years of hard work on Canada's RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM), the trio of satellites was launched successfully into space on the foggy...
read moreWhat do craters on the Moon reveal about the Earth’s history?
Young lunar craters identified using the Diviner instrument aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter allowed scientists to make a fascinating discovery about the bombardment history of the Moon and Earth. (Credits: Ernie Wright/NASA Goddard) Most scientists believe...
read moreCanadian-built and operated Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), Curiosity rover, Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) instrument nears the end of its 7th year of analyzing geochemistry on Mars
Looking towards the centre of Gale crater, Mastcam mosaic showing the APXS pointing up, at the end of the robotic arm (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) Dr. Lucy Thompson Dr. Lucy Thompson is a geologist/planetary scientist at the Planetary and Space Science Centre,...
read moreCanada on board Hubble’s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope
A rendering of the James Webb Space Telescope (Credit: Northrup Grumman) The Hubble Space Telescope’s impact on our understanding of the Universe and the public’s perception of space is undeniable. It is truly a revolutionary mission! But nearly three decades after it...
read moreCanada working with Europe and Russia to explore Mars from orbit
ExoMars - Artist’s impression of Schiaparelli separating from Trace Gas Orbiter. Credit: European Space Agency Why are Earthlings so obsessed with Mars? They want to know whether life existed on Mars some time in the past or whether life might still exist on Mars! Of...
read moreCASTOR: a Beaver or a Canadian Space Telescope?
A team of Canadian astronomers and engineers has developed a bold new concept for a Canadian flagship space telescope: CASTOR, the Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and ultraviolet Research. CASTOR’s name pays tribute to Canada’s national animal, the...
read moreHola, OLA! Canada’s contribution to the OSIRIS-REx mission
Have you ever wanted to shoot lasers in space? Do you know that Canadians are doing that right now? OSIRIS-REx is a NASA-led mission that launched on September 8, 2016 and has traveled to a Near-Earth Object called Bennu, which is thought to have formed over 4.5...
read moreCanada is Moonbound: exploration and imagination for the next generation
Credit: CSA/NASA The Canadian government has established a new partnership with the United States for the NASA-led Lunar Gateway project. It also unveiled its latest Space Strategy, reaffirming Canada as a major spacefaring nation and sets bold visions by designating...
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