A satellite image of the Clearwater Lakes, the site of two large asteroid impacts that struck Earth about 290 million years ago.
(NASA Earth Observatory)
Cubic zirconia, a popular diamond substitute, only occurs naturally under extreme conditions. Finding cubic zirconia in craters reveals parts of the Earth’s history.
An artist’s rendition of one of the many thousands of near-Earth objects that could potentially impact Earth in the future.
(European Space Agency/P.Carril)
In mid-February, asteroid 2024 YR4 was spotted and originally believed to have a 3.1 per cent of hitting Earth in 2032. Further calculations revealed this was not the case.
The moon sets behind the CN tower in Toronto in August 2023. While it’s beautiful from a distance, Canada’s lunar rover will explore one of the most hostile regions of the moon in 2026.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Will it be Glacier or Athabasca? Maybe Courage or Pol-R? The Canadian moon rover will soon have a name, two years before it’s set to explore the moon’s South Pole.
The Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft. The successful Artemis I mission was the first in an increasingly complex planned series of missions, which have now been delayed.
(NASA/Cory Huston)
Canadian Jeremy Hansen will be one of the next astronauts on the Artemis II mission. This announcement signals a new era in Canada’s role in space exploration.
Représentation artistique du Canadarm3, le système robotisé intelligent canadien, à l’extérieur de la station spatiale lunaire Gateway.
(Agence spatiale canadienne, NASA)
Les technologies et les innovations spatiales canadiennes occupent une place importante dans les missions Artemis, et cette participation reflète notre rôle toujours plus marqué dans cette nouvelle ère d’exploration lunaire.
An artist’s concept of Canadarm3, Canada’s smart robotic system, on the exterior of the Lunar Gateway.
(Canadian Space Agency, NASA)
Canadian space technologies and innovations play a significant role in the Artemis missions, and our involvement reflects our growing role in this new era of lunar exploration.