The puzzling findings of a telescope designed and built by researchers at the University of British Columbia are being shared with the astronomical community for further analysis.
The CHIME telescope detected 535 new fast radio bursts during its first year of operation – from 2018 to 2019 – quadrupling the...
An international research team has described a new species of Oculudentavis, providing further evidence that the animal first identified as a hummingbird-sized dinosaur was actually a lizard.
The new species, named Oculudentavis naga in honor of the Naga people of Myanmar and India, is represented by a partial skeleton that...
China's Zhurong rover has sent back its first batch of scientific images since its historic landing on May 15, when China became the second nation to successfully land a rover on Mars. From an epic panorama to a detailed look at Mars's topography and some impressive-looking wheelies by the...
NASA is seeking proposals for two new private astronaut missions to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s efforts to open space to more people than ever before. With these opportunities, U.S. commercial companies will continue to play an essential role in establishing a sustained presence in...
Early morning risers in Belle River caught a glimpse of the sun being blocked out by the moon Thursday morning.
Some Canadians, particularly those living in the Northern Hemisphere, had an opportunity to see a partial view of an annular solar eclipse. It began in Ontario, then swept across Greenland,...
For decades, the ice shelf helping to hold back one of the fastest-moving glaciers in Antarctica has gradually thinned. Analysis of satellite images reveals a more dramatic process in recent years: From 2017 to 2020, large icebergs at the ice shelf’s edge broke off, and the glacier sped up.
Since...
Nasa sets aside $1bn for two ventures, which will be first US exploration of the planet since 1989.
NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson has today announced NASA’s next two Discovery missions: DAVINCI+ and VERITAS. Both missions will be tasked to study Venus. This also marks the first time in 30...
Using a Fitbit and a spy mic, University of Alberta scientists have revealed new insights into the behaviour of the elusive Canada lynx. The research provides a first look at how miniaturized technology can open the door to remote wildlife monitoring.
“Working on one of the boreal forest’s top predators,...
A video showing an alien-like ghostly figure walking in the middle of a road in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh is going widely viral across social media platforms. The viral video was shared by a user on Twitter with the caption, “This Video is from #hazaribagh #Jharkhand claiming Creature shown in this...
