Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen waited 16 years for his chance to go to space — and says it was worth it. Hansen said he spent […]
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The Geminid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak in the coming days.
Stargazers can look forward to one of the most popular meteor showers of the year as the Geminids peak this weekend. At their height, people […]
Voyager 1 is now drifting nearly a full light-day away from Earth.
Voyager 1 is one of the most impressive machines humanity has ever built. In almost 50 years of travelling through space, it has flown past […]
Chinese astronauts stranded in orbit after space debris damages return capsule
A team of Chinese astronauts will have to stay in space longer than planned after their spacecraft was likely hit by a tiny piece of […]
Canada explores plan to deploy nuclear reactors on the Moon
The crew of Artemis II is set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, as early as February. Their mission will take them around the moon […]
Astronomers Study Rare Interstellar Comet — Only the Third Ever Detected
ESA Tracks Rare Comet from Another Star System — Only the Third Ever Found The European Space Agency (ESA) says it has spotted a “visitor […]
Canadian Researchers Unveil New Insights into Planet Formation in ‘Cosmic Nursery’
A groundbreaking study is providing a clearer view of how planets form alongside stars, marking an exciting step toward understanding planetary development and atmospheric formation, […]
Kessler Syndrome: The Catastrophic Space Debris Scenario Alarming Scientists
On October 19, the U.S. Space Command reported that the Intelsat 33e satellite had broken into approximately 20 fragments, though the cause of the breakup […]
NASA’s Voyager 1 Reawakens After 15 Billion Miles, Powered by 1981 Technology
NASA’s 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft, now over 15 billion miles from Earth in interstellar space, recently resumed communication after a brief halt using a radio […]
Preparations Intensify as ‘Planet Killer’ Asteroid, Cruise Ship-Sized, Approaches Earth
Astronomy’s most notorious asteroid is big, solid, and headed our way. In less than five years, Apophis—the “God of Chaos”—will come especially close to Earth. […]