They’re called fast radio bursts, or FRBs, and these odd, fleeting signals from space are shrouded in mystery. But thanks to Canada’s largest radio telescope, astrophysicists are discovering more of them in their search to learn what makes these objects tick. The first FRB was discovered in 2007 by an astrophysicist and his student while going through […]
This story is part of Moon Landing: 50th Anniversary, a series from CBC News examining how far we’ve come since the first humans landed on the moon. Fifty years after Apollo 11, the space race has changed from a Cold War, state-funded contest to privately backed economic competition as companies and venture capitalists race to […]
Mandla Maseko, a South African man who had won the opportunity to become the first black African to go into space, has died in a motorcycle crash. He was 30. Maseko was killed in Pretoria over the weekend, according to a family statement reported by local media Monday. Maseko became known as an “Afronaut” and […]
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says he’s adapting well to life back on Earth following a more than six-month mission in space. Speaking from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Saint-Jacques told reporters today he’s doing well, all things considered, just four days after his return. Saint-Jacques says while he hasn’t felt any pain since his return […]
Over the past few decades, astronomers have wondered if a nearby swarm of material — one through which Earth crosses — may hold rocks that could pose a danger to people on Earth. Now a Canadian research team is calling for closer examination of this region, called the Taurid meteor swarm, as it prepares for […]
A SpaceX rocket with an unmanned crew capsule blasted off on Saturday for the International Space Station, in a key milestone for Elon Musk’s space company and NASA’s long-delayed goal to resume human spaceflight from U.S. soil later this year. SpaceX’s 4.9-metre-tall Crew Dragon capsule, atop a Falcon 9 rocket, lifted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space […]
On Thursday morning Beijing time, China became the first country to successfully land on the far side of the moon. The landing was no small feat: only two other countries have successfully landed on our nearest neighbour: the former Soviet Union — who was first in 1959 with Luna 2 — and the United States. […]
When it comes to space, 2018 was a pretty exciting year. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launched successfully — even to CEO Elon Musk’s surprise. NASA’s InSight spacecraft landed on Mars. Another NASA spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx, arrived safely at the asteroid Bennu. And, of course, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is working away on the International Space Station until June. The year ahead should be […]
Space exploration may not quite be the final frontier of cooperation between Canada and Russia — but it’s close. In spite of successive rounds of economic and diplomatic sanctions — as a result of issues such as Russia’s role in Ukraine and Syria — the job of blasting people into orbit has remained remarkably untouched […]
In January, an Indian rocket arced across the sky over the island of Sriharikota as it soared into space. On board were several satellites, including an Indian mapping satellite, one from Canada and one from an asteroid mining company. The rocket also contained four satellites that were actually denied permission to launch in the first place. The rogue satellites […]