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Canadian radar data helps keep astronauts safe from space rocks
With about 100 tons of small meteoroids bombarding the Earth's atmosphere every day, the number of dangers threatening satellites, spacecraft and astronauts as they orbit the planet is astronomical.
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Mars
NASA out of touch with one Mars rover
Although one of two twin rovers scouring the surface of Mars has been unresponsive for over a year — and has likely seen its last intragalactic action — NASA is beaming with optimism over what it has ...
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NASA probe aims to unlock Mercury’s secrets
NASA scientists pored Wednesday over stunning new images of Mercury as their MESSENGER probe began a year-long mission to map the surface of the solar system’s least-understood planet.
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NASA gets first close-up look at Mercury
The Messenger spacecraft, which entered orbit around Mercury on March 17, sent its first images of the hot planet’s surface back to Earth early Tuesday.
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U.S. Air Force to retest X-51 WaveRider hypersonic aircraft
The U.S. Air Force plans to launch an experimental aircraft Thursday that could potentially reach speeds of 6,400 kph over the Pacific Ocean in a test flight that could give the Pentagon a new way to ...
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Look, up in the sky: It’s a supermoon!
If it is true what they say about a full moon provoking deviant behaviour in human beings, then evidence of an outbreak of lunacy should be clearly discernible on Canadian streets Saturday night.
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We'll get rare bigger, brighter moon
A rare super moon will brighten skies and appear larger as the moon nears the Earth this weekend.
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Messenger successfully goes into orbit around Mercury
With a 30-minute blast from its main rocket engine, NASA’s Messenger spacecraft slipped into orbit around the planet Mercury Thursday evening, becoming the first craft from Earth ever to circle the closest...
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Iran sends rocket, capsule into space: IRNA
Iran has launched a rocket into space carrying a test capsule designed to house an animal, the official IRNA news agency said Thursday, amid Western concerns over Tehran’s scientific advances.
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NASA orbiter reaches Mercury
More than six years after it was launched from Earth, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is set to begin orbiting Mercury on Thursday, the first close rendezvous with the rocky little planet since 1975.
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Russia delays Soyuz flight to space station
Russia on Monday delayed this month’s launch of a Soyuz capsule due to carry one U.S. and two Russian astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) due to a glitch in the spacecraft’s communication...
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Jasper National Park named world's largest dark sky preserve
Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent will formally proclaim Jasper National Park the world's largest dark sky preserve on Friday.
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Canadian robotics team shoots for the moon
Hockey may be headed to space if a team of inventors in Vancouver wins the race to launch a robot to the moon and clinch part of a $30-million prize.
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Gaming
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Video games called into play as learning tool in Windsor
The next time your child huddles in front of a computer playing video games, it may just be the first step toward shedding their learning differences and improving their cognitive skills.
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Art teacher’s effort to help a disabled student inspires a hot, new Xbox accessory
A disabled student’s frustration with the limitations of his misshapen hands fueled an inventive teacher’s imagination, and from that inspiration a device was born that thousands of video gamers are using to play faster than ever before.
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Why 3D isn’t the 3DS’ greatest achievement
The window into a world where I am a submarine commander, a street fighter, a pilot, a Jedi, pops outs at me in stunning 3D.
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PS3 videogames put players into the action
Sony is certain that console videogame lovers want to be more immersed than ever in big, bold on-screen adventures.
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