Category: Space

SpaceX’s 8th Starship Test Flight Exploded After Multiple Engine Failures

SpaceX’s 8th Starship Test Flight Exploded After Multiple Engine Failures

March 7, 2025

A back-to-back failure occurred as the 8th test flight of SpaceX’s starship ran into critical problems and eventually blasted after...

Musk Starlink Battles Chinese Rivals in Fierce Satellite Internet Race

Musk Starlink Battles Chinese Rivals in Fierce Satellite Internet Race

February 25, 2025

The industry finds itself in a new space-age contest between companies to provide internet to every corner of the Earth...

Is space internet possible?

Is space internet possible?

November 18, 2022

 Back in 1998, two companies tried to connect voice and data services around the world.  The purpose was to make...

Why Google decided to give everyone 15GB

Why Google decided to give everyone 15GB

May 30, 2013

When Google debuted its Gmail e-mail service in 2004, the Internet community thought it was a joke. Not just because...

Wringing out a washcloth in space is the coolest thing you’ll see all day

Wringing out a washcloth in space is the coolest thing you’ll see all day

April 27, 2013

Some would call it a slow news day. We call it an epic day for space, for Canada, and for...

Tardigrades survive just about anything and scientists still don’t know why

Tardigrades survive just about anything and scientists still don’t know why

March 7, 2013

They can survive temperatures near absolute zero or as high as 300 degrees. The crushing pressure at the bottom of...

Dreaming of being an astronaut just got easier

Dreaming of being an astronaut just got easier

February 13, 2013

The childhood bed has been the place where many dreams of traveling through space have manifested. Since before Neil Armstrong...

NASA set to launch 13k square foot solar sail as early as next year

NASA set to launch 13k square foot solar sail as early as next year

February 7, 2013

The term "solar sailing" was first coined by Arthur C. Clarke in the 1964 book "Sunjammer" but the roots of...

In space, nuts in a can might freak you out

In space, nuts in a can might freak you out

January 26, 2013

"Mixed Nuts in Space."No, it's not a sci-fi comedy starring Simon Pegg or a strange space porno. It could possibly...

How a Canadian astronaut cuts his nails on the International Space Station

How a Canadian astronaut cuts his nails on the International Space Station

January 18, 2013

Things that we take for granted can be challenging in zero gravity. Take cutting your finger nails, for instance. It's...

NASA jumps the gun, tells us why the world didn’t end ahead of it not actually ending

NASA jumps the gun, tells us why the world didn’t end ahead of it not actually ending

July 2, 2022

When you're talking about why the world didn't end yesterday, the normal way to do so is to make sure...

Rogue planet discovered 100 light years away

Rogue planet discovered 100 light years away

November 18, 2012

There are certain scientific discoveries that help. Others simply intrigue. Every now and then something comes up that makes you...