While the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 32 years in orbit, like a fine wine, it has only gotten better with age as it continues to study the Universe and teach us more about our place in the cosm… [+4820 chars]
NASA's Perseverance Rover first landed on the surface of Mars just over a year ago, on February 18th, 2021. Perseverance landed in the Jezero Crater on Mars and, in its first science campaign, has c… [+2067 chars]
Astrobotic has finally unveiled the flight model of its Peregrine lunar lander. The space-focused company revealed the lander on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. This is the model that will actually fly to… [+3136 chars]
The legendary Yukoner received a posthumous tribute that is out of this world. Skookum Jim, also known as Jim Mason, discovered gold at Bonanza Creek in 1897, leading to the Klondike gold rush. When… [+3591 chars]
A total lunar eclipse is heading Canadas way in mid-May. Slated for the night of May 15th, the eclipse should be visible from coast to coast, though, as usual, local weather conditions and time zone… [+4606 chars]
'Skookum Jim' Mason, one of the discoverers of gold in the Klondike in the 1890s. Last week, the International Astronomical Union named an asteroid after him, based on a suggestion by the Yukon Astro… [+3663 chars]
Physicist Hantao Ji with figures from magnetic reconnection paper. Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications; collage by Kiran Sudarsanan. A puzzling process called magnetic reconnection t… [+4838 chars]
In Steven Spielbergs iconic film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), the lead character played by Harrison Ford warns of the dangers of small scorpions, claiming that when it c… [+2439 chars]
A controversial Harvard scientist says he wants to launch an investigation into a meteor that he believes is actually alien technology lying at the bottom of Pacific Ocean. Last week, the US Space C… [+4100 chars]
Ridges that criss-cross the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa indicate there are shallow pockets of water beneath, boosting hopes in the search for extra-terrestrial life, scientists said Tuesday.… [+3974 chars]
An impending barrage of space debris forces the International Space Station to seek shelter in a higher orbit or risk being destroyed. The evasive maneuver, which is expected to be completed by Sund… [+653 chars]
NASA says that Hubble Space Telescope has found a giant comet with the largest nucleus ever seen by astronomers. NASA says that the giant comet named Bernardinelli-Bernstein (C/2014 UN271) is around … [+1986 chars]
