3I/ATLAS, only the third object from beyond our solar system ever spotted from Earth, was viewed from Mars by an orbiting European spacecraft.
Category: Space and Astronomy
NASA Artemis II Astronauts Aim to Make Space Great for All
In a preview of their flight, the crew of Artemis II, three Americans and a Canadian, struck a tone that veered away from the political currents of the moment.
Quebec’s Charlevoix Region: A Food Lover’s Route of Local Farms and Flavors
An agro-tourism route through the Charlevoix region offers a hyperlocal bounty, charming towns and farms that preserve traditional methods of production.
A Defender of Darkness in the Darkest Place on Earth
A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered the best place on Earth to study space.
The Space Rock Stars of Brazil
An all-female research group, As Meteoriticas, scours the South American country’s interior aiming to preserve meteorites for scientific study and public display.
Apollo-Soyuz 50th Anniversary: A Handshake in Orbit That Transformed the Space Race
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human spaceflight.
SpaceX to Launch Axiom Mission 4: How to Watch
The fourth mission by the company Axiom Space will help the three countries get to the International Space Station for the first time.
A Traveler Waits in the Stars for Those Willing to Learn How to Look
A new book shows that the Northern Dene people of Alaska and Canada have known far more about the stars than an earlier generation of scientists were willing to acknowledge.
First Ever Images of Sun’s South Pole Released by ESA Solar Orbiter
Visuals from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter reveal chaotic solar magnetism in the solar polar region. Even better images are expected in the years ahead.
Marc Garneau, First Canadian in Space, Dies at 76
His career took flight with a newspaper ad in Ottawa — the same city where he would later help steer the country under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Ispace of Japan’s Resilience Lander Heads to the Moon: How and When to Watch
Ispace crashed on the moon in 2023. Its second spacecraft, Resilience, aims in the hours ahead to succeed where its predecessor failed.
China to Launch Tianwen-2 Mission to Capture Pieces of Near-Earth Asteroid
The robotic Tianwen-2 spacecraft will collect samples from Kamo?oalewa, which some scientists suspect is a fragment of the moon.
Soviet Spacecraft Crash Lands on Earth After a Journey of Half a Century
Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system.
What to Know About Kosmos-482, a Soviet Spacecraft Returning to Earth After 53 Years
Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down.
