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ATLANTIC SKIES: How a spacecraft launched in 1977 is sending signals beyond our solar system
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (1126+ words) Voyager 1 has sent data back to Earth since its 1977 launch - and now, beyond our solar system, it's still helping us learn Unless they are keen space enthusiasts, I doubt many people under the age of 50 know much or anything about…...
Why Europe needs Nova Scotia to launch its rockets
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1664+ words) Geography and great-power politics are back in play for Canso. And this time around, there are rockets. Isar Aerospace’s plan to launch up to 40 rockets into orbit annually from Canso will mean change and opportunity for the Guysborough County community…...
Why two 'cosmic superstructures' are challenging scientific belief
1+ week, 5+ day ago (910+ words) The Big Ring and Giant Arc don't fit the current Cosmological Principle, leaving scientists to consider if there's a new area of physics In 2024, astronomers discovered a gigantic ring of galaxies 1.3 billion light-years in diameter. Referred to as the “Big…...
ATLANTIC SKIES: Are there signs of possible prebiotic chemistry on Titan and Pluto?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (857+ words) A substance discovered on the surfaces of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, and Pluto could provide new clues on the formation of life Humans have long wondered about the possibility of life on other worlds, whether on the planets in our…...
ATLANTIC SKIES: Why some of Saturn's many moons are considered irregular
4+ week, 48+ min ago (1379+ words) Saturn has 274 known moons, and some of them are believed to be the result of ancient collisions in space A March 2026 paper by Cornell University (Ithaca, New York, USA) researchers Edward Ashton et al, titled ‘Retrograde predominance of small saturnian…...
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen touches down in Halifax and at the Canso Spaceport
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (903+ words) Nova Scotia should be proud to ‘put Canada in a position to become a launcher’ He flew around the moon, and then a bit around downtown Halifax looking for parking. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who recently returned to…...
GWYNNE DYER: Solar storms: one thing less to worry about?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (890+ words) New scientific idea could reduce impact if implemented Solar storms are not even in my top five list of threats to humankind (nuclear war, asteroid strikes, super-volcano eruptions like Yellowstone, a supernova within 30-50 light years, and intergalactic pirates), but they…...
GWYNNE DYER: Musk's starship is flawed - but is he on to something?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (888+ words) Expected to be worth trillions as the initial public offer nears, Musk's Starship program hasn't lived up to his promises - yet With a record of five failures and six partial successes in his Starship program, the twelfth launch on May…...
ATLANTIC SKIES: Why NASA thinks the sun is 'waking up"
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1025+ words) The sun is in a period of heightened activity that could disrupt global communications, electricity grids and even impact human health...
ATLANTIC SKIES: How artificial solar eclipses are helping scientists study the sun's solar wind
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (999+ words) The European Space Agency's PROBA-3 mission is creating an artificial solar eclipse, helping scientists learn more about our sun The sun is the primary generator of space weather — the varying conditions within our solar system and its heliosphere, particularly the…...