Chris Hadfield, who will assume command of the International Space Station this March, is having a…
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The best bets for sky watching in 2013
Several outstanding astronomical events are coming to a dark sky site near you in 2013. Each…
Tau Ceti: A Tale of Five New Planets?
When it comes to extra-solar planet discoveries, perhaps “all that jitters is not gold.” New discoveries…
Astronaut Chris Hadfield a ready-and-willing guinea pig during stint as ISS commander
Chris Hadfield will soon be the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station. The exuberant…
Rocket carrying American, Russian and Canadian takes off for space station
Peter Leonard BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American, a Russian and a Canadian…
One Canadian will live to see doomsday
If the Mayan calendar really does foreshadow the end of the world next week, look at…
A close approach and a historic fly-by of a near-Earth asteroid
Earth was buzzed by an asteroid on Wednesday. Altogether, it’s not an uncommon event. But, this…
North Korea still years from reliable missiles, despite successful rocket launch
Foster Klug And Matthew Pennington, The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea – After 14 years of…
North Korea claims long-range rocket triumph Launch
Hyung-Jin Kim North Korea defied international warnings and fired a long-range rocket Wednesday, the second launch…
Mystery U.S. mini-shuttle relaunched into space after 2 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The U.S. military’s small, top-secret version of the space shuttle rocketed into…