Astronomy - The Canadian Media

Boeing will try to launch its first crew on Starliner, again

June 2, 2024June 2, 2024 - by cmedia

Troubled aerospace giant Boeing will try once more to fly its first crew to the International Space Station aboard a Starliner spaceship on Saturday, after the last attempt was scrubbed …

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NASA launches small Climate Satellite to study Earth’s Poles

May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 - by cmedia

The first of a pair of climate satellites reportedly designed to study heat emissions at Earth’s poles for NASA is in orbit after lifting off atop Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket …

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Starlink satellites under a lot of pressure due to powerful solar storm which hit Earth, says Elon Musk

May 12, 2024May 12, 2024 - by cmedia

#SolarStorm, #Starlink, #ElonMusk IBNS-CMEDIA: Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk on Saturday said his Starlink satellites are under a ‘lot of pressure’ due to the powerful solar storm which has hit the Earth. Described …

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First ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras

May 11, 2024May 11, 2024 - by cmedia

The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows from Tasmania to Britain—and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power …

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NASA to Launch Sounding Rockets into Moon’s Shadow During Solar Eclipse

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 - by cmedia

Solar Eclipse. Image credit: X/@BrianRoemmele NASA will launch three sounding rockets during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, to study how Earth’s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight …

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NASA has completed seventh commercial crew mission to ISS

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 - by cmedia

#NASA, #Crew7, #InternationalSpaceStation, #ISS Washington/IBNS-CMEDIA: NASA completed its seventh commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday, according to a release. “NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 completed the agency’s seventh commercial crew …

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NASA’s Dana Weigel to be the 1st female ISS program manager

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 - by cmedia

Dana Weigel. Image credit: X/@AnnaMills1953 NASA‘s Dana Weigel would reportedly be the first woman to take charge of the International Space Station program at NASA. Being named incoming permanent program …

Astronomy / US

America makes history by successfully landing Spacecraft Odysseus on moon in half-century

February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 - by cmedia

America makes history when its commercial lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday in half-century Since Apollo 17 mission in 1972 craft, no other American craft had landed on …

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Ground-based lasers could accelerate spacecraft to other stars, Montreal’s McGill Univ says

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 - by cmedia

#GroundBasedLasers; #AccelerateSpacecraft; #McGillUniversity; #Research; #LaserThermalPropulsion The future of space exploration includes some rather ambitious plans to send missions farther from Earth than ever before. Beyond the current proposals for building …

Astronomy / Canada

Canadian Astronaut, Jeremy Hansen emphasizes space exploration needs visionaries

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024 - by cmedia

Space Exploration. Image credit: Unsplash/Brian McGowan #CanadianAstronaut; #SpaceExploration; #JeremyHansen; #VisionarySpirit Ottawa/CMEDIA: As Jeremy Hansen, a Canadian astronaut, reportedly prepares for the historic Artemis II mission to orbit the moon scheduled …