Nicole Mortillaro

Large asteroid to pass between Earth and the moon on Saturday

Earth is surrounded by rocky bodies and bits of debris from when the solar system formed roughly 4.5 billion years…

3 days ago

SpaceX to undergo 4th test launch of its 37-storey Starship rocket

Hot on the heels of the successful crewed launch of Boeing's new CST-100 Starliner on Wednesday, we have another rocket launch: This…

4 weeks ago

Astronauts finally blast off on Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft

Boeing, NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are breathing a sigh of relief after successfully launching Boeing's new CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.ULA's Atlas V…

4 weeks ago

Stunning photos revealed by European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope

At first glance, the image doesn't look like much: a few smatterings of bright, yellow stars among dimmer white ones.…

1 month ago

Federal government announces creation of National Space Council

Canada's space sector received a boost from the federal government in its budget, both in terms of money and vision.The…

2 months ago

A ‘new’ star will light up the sky soon and you can see it for yourself

Star light, star bright, will there be a new star tonight?That's the question astronomers are waiting to answer, as they…

2 months ago

Solar eclipse chasers travel the world for a few minutes in the shadow of the moon

For David Makepeace, falling in love with eclipses was just pure happenstance.It was 1991. He was 28, and in love…

4 months ago

You’ve likely never seen a total solar eclipse. Here’s where and how to watch April’s upcoming show

Science·NewOn April 8, the moon’s shadow will glide across a narrow part of Canada, producing one of nature’s greatest spectacles:…

4 months ago

Finding life on Saturn’s moon Titan may be more difficult than previously thought

"Are we alone?" It's the age-old question about life in the universe, one that astrobiologists and astronomers around the world…

4 months ago

AI is increasingly being used to deal with climate change, but it has its own emissions problem

On a farm in St. Peters Bay, P.E.I., a black four-wheeled rover with two extended arms trundles through a row of thigh-high…

5 months ago

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