Tag: Mars

NASA Rover Perseverance Lands on Mars

Photo Credit: Mars.nasa.gov

Source: Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press Staff, ctvnews.ca, February 19, 2021 Over the next two years, Percy, as it is nicknamed, will use its 7-foot (2-meter) arm to drill down and collect rock samples containing possible signs of bygone microscopic life A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet… Continue reading NASA Rover Perseverance Lands on Mars

Canada sets eyes on Mars, calls on companies to develop future space technologies

Source: Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press, September 25, 2018  With an eye on future lunar exploration, Canada’s space agency is calling on companies to present their ideas for everything from moon-rover power systems to innovative mineral prospecting techniques. The Canadian Space Agency issued the tender this week for projects that will put Canada in a position to… Continue reading Canada sets eyes on Mars, calls on companies to develop future space technologies

Parts of Canada colder than Mars and Antarctica

Source: Josh K. Elliot, CTC News, December 28, 2017  Extreme cold temperatures have covered much of North America. Mars, Antarctica or Mount Everest Base Camp might be warmer alternatives for some Canadians on Thursday, as the country faces an epic cold snap that has plunged the mercury to record-setting lows in many regions. Environment Canada… Continue reading Parts of Canada colder than Mars and Antarctica

European Space Agency says Mars probe crash-landed and may have exploded

By Thompson Reuters, October 21, 2016  NASA pictures show a black spot in area where the Schiaparelli craft was meant to land Images taken by a NASA Mars orbiter indicate that a missing European space probe was destroyed on impact after plummeting to the surface of the Red Planet from a height of two to… Continue reading European Space Agency says Mars probe crash-landed and may have exploded

Hopes Are Dim for Europe's Missing Mars Lander

By Irene Klutz, Seeker.com, October 20, 2016  Europe’s space agency is confident they have the data in hand to learn what happened to Schiaparelli. European Space Agency officials say they still do not know what happened to their Mars lander, which made a parachute descent through the planet’s thin atmosphere Wednesday, but stopped transmitting signals… Continue reading Hopes Are Dim for Europe's Missing Mars Lander

European Space Agency will try to put its 1st lander on Mars today

By CBC News, October 19, 2016  ExoMars mission will search for hints of life on the Red Planet and test Europe’s readiness to land a rover The European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli lander will only have one chance to get captured by Mars’ gravity this morning and descend onto the surface of the Red Planet. The experimental probe is scheduled… Continue reading European Space Agency will try to put its 1st lander on Mars today

Mars, Saturn and Antares

Tonight is the Last Night They Will Form a Sort of Bent Line Throughout this year, our southern skies have been treated to a stunning display of Mars, Saturn, and the star Antares. It was May when they finally crept into out evening skies, rising above the southeastern horizon and swinging across the ecliptic as… Continue reading Mars, Saturn and Antares

We talked to astronaut Scott Kelly about the psychological challenges of going to Mars

By Alessandra Potenza, TheVerge.com, August 1, 2016  What will it take mentally to go to the Red Planet? Living in space is even more challenging than it seems. Microgravity affects your body in weird ways, the high-risk environment can create high-stress situations, and you don’t have the comforts of your daily life on Earth: no… Continue reading We talked to astronaut Scott Kelly about the psychological challenges of going to Mars

Look south, Saskatchewan to catch a glimpse of Mars

By CBC News, May 31, 2016  Vance Petriew says the Red Planet should be visible south of Regina for most of the summer For people in Saskatchewan interested in seeing Mars, but not interested enough to take a one-way trip, this summer is your chance. On May 30, Mars made its closest approach to the… Continue reading Look south, Saskatchewan to catch a glimpse of Mars