Canada to send rover to Moon by 2026: minister
Thursday, 27 May 2021 06:28
Canada will land a robotic rover on the Moon within five years, its industry minister said Wednesday, announcing that Ottawa plans to "dream big" as it advances its competitive stake in the growing global space market.
"Canada will be part of space history," Francois-Philippe Champagne told a news conference.
"We recognize that global interest in space and in the space industry is on the rise," he said. "As the whole world looks to the stars we are ready to make Canada a world leader in research, technology and innovation so that we can be there as well."
"Let's seize the moment. I don't think there's ever been a better time to be Canadian, and dream big."
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will partner with the United States' NASA on the mission, according to a statement.
Two Canadian companies will first be selected to develop concepts for the rover and science instruments for the mission.
Jupiter antenna that came in from the cold
Thursday, 27 May 2021 05:55
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Jupiter antenna that came in from the cold Looming US intelligence report to address UFOs
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Washington (AFP) May 27, 2021
Are aliens watching us?
That's what Americans hope to find out when a report on the US government's secret files on UFOs goes to Congress next month after years of sightings and videos suggesting that highly advanced extraterrestrials are, indeed, out there.
But the report from the Director of National Intelligence, pulled together with classified military files, could fall short of exp
Are aliens watching us?
That's what Americans hope to find out when a report on the US government's secret files on UFOs goes to Congress next month after years of sightings and videos suggesting that highly advanced extraterrestrials are, indeed, out there.
But the report from the Director of National Intelligence, pulled together with classified military files, could fall short of exp Roscosmos Chief invites NASA Counterpart to Russia to discuss space cooperation
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Moscow (Sputnik) May 27, 2021
Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian state space agency Roscosmos, announced on Tuesday that he invited the newly appointed head of NASA, Bill Nelson, to visit Russia to discuss cooperation in space.
"The new head of NASA, Mr. Nelson, is a respected and honored person and specialist. I will be glad to meet him. We have already invited him to Russia and are ready to discuss openly and constr
Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian state space agency Roscosmos, announced on Tuesday that he invited the newly appointed head of NASA, Bill Nelson, to visit Russia to discuss cooperation in space.
"The new head of NASA, Mr. Nelson, is a respected and honored person and specialist. I will be glad to meet him. We have already invited him to Russia and are ready to discuss openly and constr Newly discovered glaciers could aid human survival on Mars
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
London, Canada (SPX) May 27, 2021
With Elon Musk keen to settle on Mars, and NASA planning its own human missions, there's more to it than finding a safe place to land on the red planet. When it's no longer just robots, rovers and drones arriving, accessing the untapped abundance of ice that lies beneath the Martian surface will be key for astronauts too.
Expertly checking both boxes, planetary geologists at Western have n
With Elon Musk keen to settle on Mars, and NASA planning its own human missions, there's more to it than finding a safe place to land on the red planet. When it's no longer just robots, rovers and drones arriving, accessing the untapped abundance of ice that lies beneath the Martian surface will be key for astronauts too.
Expertly checking both boxes, planetary geologists at Western have n Measuring Moon dust to fight air pollution
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 27, 2021
Moon dust isn't like the stuff that collects on a bookshelf or on tables - it's ubiquitous and abrasive, and it clings to everything. It's so bad that it even broke the vacuum NASA designed to clean the Moon dust off Apollo spacesuits.
With NASA's return to the Moon and its orbit, it will need to manage the dust, which is dangerous for people too. The first step is knowing how much is arou
Moon dust isn't like the stuff that collects on a bookshelf or on tables - it's ubiquitous and abrasive, and it clings to everything. It's so bad that it even broke the vacuum NASA designed to clean the Moon dust off Apollo spacesuits.
With NASA's return to the Moon and its orbit, it will need to manage the dust, which is dangerous for people too. The first step is knowing how much is arou Experiments validate the possibility of helium rain inside Jupiter and Saturn
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Livermore CA (SPX) May 27, 2021
Nearly 40 years ago, scientists first predicted the existence of helium rain inside planets composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter and Saturn. However, achieving the experimental conditions necessary to validate this hypothesis hasn't been possible - until now.
In a paper published by Nature, scientists reveal experimental evidence to support this long-standing predicti
Nearly 40 years ago, scientists first predicted the existence of helium rain inside planets composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter and Saturn. However, achieving the experimental conditions necessary to validate this hypothesis hasn't been possible - until now.
In a paper published by Nature, scientists reveal experimental evidence to support this long-standing predicti Virgin Galactic completes first human spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Las Cruces NM (SPX) May 22, 2021
Virgin Galactic has completed its third spaceflight and the first ever spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico. The flight, which took place May 22nd, sees New Mexico become the third US state to launch humans into space.
VSS Unity achieved a speed of Mach 3 after being released from the mothership, VMS Eve, and reached space, at an altitude of 55.45 miles before gliding smoothly to
Virgin Galactic has completed its third spaceflight and the first ever spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico. The flight, which took place May 22nd, sees New Mexico become the third US state to launch humans into space.
VSS Unity achieved a speed of Mach 3 after being released from the mothership, VMS Eve, and reached space, at an altitude of 55.45 miles before gliding smoothly to Honeybee Robotics and mPower Technology chosen to design Lunar charging station
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Altadena CA (SPX) May 27, 2021
Honeybee Robotics and mPower Technology report that the companies have been selected to provide an innovative lunar charging solution for NASA. As electric vehicle charging stations are popping up across the globe, the Moon may soon join in the trend. NASA has selected five commercial teams to develop designs for vertically deployable solar array systems for the lunar surface as part of the Vert
Honeybee Robotics and mPower Technology report that the companies have been selected to provide an innovative lunar charging solution for NASA. As electric vehicle charging stations are popping up across the globe, the Moon may soon join in the trend. NASA has selected five commercial teams to develop designs for vertically deployable solar array systems for the lunar surface as part of the Vert NASA software unlocks Martian rover productivity
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 27, 2021
Productivity pundits know lots of tricks to make the most of your day, so you can schedule enough time for important tasks while guarding against overload. Planning a day of work for a Martian rover puts a lot of the same strategies into practice.
When the Mars 2020 Perseverance's driving and science activities begin, dozens of mission personnel will start each planning session with a mass
Productivity pundits know lots of tricks to make the most of your day, so you can schedule enough time for important tasks while guarding against overload. Planning a day of work for a Martian rover puts a lot of the same strategies into practice.
When the Mars 2020 Perseverance's driving and science activities begin, dozens of mission personnel will start each planning session with a mass Republic of Korea signs onto Artemis Accords for lunar exploration
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Washington DC (SPX) May 27, 2021
The Republic of Korea has become the 10th country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA's 21st century lunar exploration plans. Minister of Science and ICT Lim Hyesook signed the Artemis Accords for the country during a ceremony held May 24 in Seoul.
South Korea, whose official n
The Republic of Korea has become the 10th country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA's 21st century lunar exploration plans. Minister of Science and ICT Lim Hyesook signed the Artemis Accords for the country during a ceremony held May 24 in Seoul.
South Korea, whose official n Lockheed and GM team up for Lunar rovers for Artemis program
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Denver CO (SPX) May 27, 2021
Lockheed Martin and General Motors Co. are teaming up to develop the next generation of lunar vehicles to transport astronauts on the surface of the Moon, fundamentally evolving and expanding humanity's deep-space exploration footprint.
NASA's Artemis program is sending humans back to the Moon where they will explore and conduct scientific experiments using a variety of rovers. NASA sought
Lockheed Martin and General Motors Co. are teaming up to develop the next generation of lunar vehicles to transport astronauts on the surface of the Moon, fundamentally evolving and expanding humanity's deep-space exploration footprint.
NASA's Artemis program is sending humans back to the Moon where they will explore and conduct scientific experiments using a variety of rovers. NASA sought Deep oceans dissolve the rocky shell of water-ice planets
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) May 27, 2021
What is happening deep beneath the surface of ice planets? Is there liquid water, and if so, how does it interact with the planetary rocky "seafloor"? New experiments show that on water-ice planets between the size of our Earth and up to six times this size, water selectively leaches magnesium from typical rock minerals.
The conditions with pressures of hundred thousand atmospheres and tem
What is happening deep beneath the surface of ice planets? Is there liquid water, and if so, how does it interact with the planetary rocky "seafloor"? New experiments show that on water-ice planets between the size of our Earth and up to six times this size, water selectively leaches magnesium from typical rock minerals.
The conditions with pressures of hundred thousand atmospheres and tem Thirty year stellar survey cracks mysteries of galaxy's giant planets
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Kamuela HI (SPX) May 27, 2021
Current and former astronomers from the University of Hawai?i Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have wrapped up a massive collaborative study that set out to determine if most solar systems in the universe are similar to our own. With the help of W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawai?i, the 30-year planetary census sought to find where giant planets tend to reside relative to their host stars.
Current and former astronomers from the University of Hawai?i Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have wrapped up a massive collaborative study that set out to determine if most solar systems in the universe are similar to our own. With the help of W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawai?i, the 30-year planetary census sought to find where giant planets tend to reside relative to their host stars. Study reveals new details on what happened in the first microsecond of Big Bang
Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:23
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) May 27, 2021
About 14 billion years ago, our universe changed from being a lot hotter and denser to expanding radically - a process that scientists have named 'The Big Bang'.
And even though we know that this fast expansion created particles, atoms, stars, galaxies and life as we know it today, the details of how it all happened are still unknown.
Now a new study performed by researchers from Uni
About 14 billion years ago, our universe changed from being a lot hotter and denser to expanding radically - a process that scientists have named 'The Big Bang'.
And even though we know that this fast expansion created particles, atoms, stars, galaxies and life as we know it today, the details of how it all happened are still unknown.
Now a new study performed by researchers from Uni