By: FRANÇOIS SHALOM Canada, the third nation to get to space, can and must claim rightful…
Author: canada.com Space News
NASA plans new Mars rover for 2020 mission
The space agency said Tuesday it plans to launch another mega-rover to Mars in 2020 that…
With little work on the horizon, Canadians space industry faces brain drain
Canada is losing some of its best and brightest space industry talent to the U.S and…
NASA spacecraft confirms ice at shadowy north pole of Mercury, closest planet to sun
By: Marcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Just in time for Christmas, scientists have confirmed a…
Another spacecraft bites the dust: Requiem for an Exoplanet Hunter
Another historic spacecraft may be at the end of its career.
NASA ponders new missions for spare spy telescopes
NASA is looking for new ideas on what to do with two space telescopes left over…
EchoStar XVI: placing a time capsule in orbit
It’s always a fascinating thought experiment to wonder what the lasting legacy of modern society will…
Montreal group finds lonely planet lost in space 130 light-years from Earth
Montreal astronomers have found a lonely planet drifting through space without a solar system to call…
An out of this world view of this week’s solar eclipse
The only total solar eclipse for 2012 occurred this week, on Nov. 13, over Australia and…
Google doodle celebrates Canadarm’s long noodle arm
The anniversary of the first launch of the Canadarm 31 years ago is being celebrated on…