All (safely protected) eyes were on the sky Monday, Aug 21, as the world watched a magical solar eclipse unfold. Some people watched live streams from their work desks, while others participated in elaborate eclipse parties, complete with their own…
How to host your own full moon party
Despite many recently-founded parties growing in popularity, the concept of a full moon party is nothing new. In fact, people have been worshiping the moon for millennia. Celebration and worship of the moon is as old as recorded history itself. References to…
After 11 years, Pluto could become a planet again
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Quick! Name the planets! Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune… and Pluto? Except – as any child of the 2000s will tell you – Pluto’s not a planet, at least not anymore. In 2006,…
Scientists are building a space elevator and it will revolutionize space construction
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS December’s blockbuster Rogue One featured the construction of the infamous Death Star –the giant planet-killing superweapon the size of a small moon. Updated from its humble 1977 model, the looming skeletal superweapon made a fantastic set…
Step aside craft breweries, moon beer is coming
BY: BROOKLYN PINHEIRO Have you ever wondered how yeast would act in outer space? No me neither, but lucky for us some science students have or else we wouldn’t have the possibility of brewing beer on the moon. A group…
Millions of images make up this epic map of the universe and it will blow your mind
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS In the words of the late author Douglas Adams, “Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the…
Stephen Hawking has warned against it, but these scientists continue to search for contact with aliens
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS How do you say hello to a stranger? You might say hello, of course, or maybe even shake their hand. What if they don’t speak your language? You might wave, or smile, or if you’re feeling…
Scientists discovered what’s in the dust you sweep up every day
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Ever wonder why your meticulously clean furniture quickly develops a film of dust when left alone? Sometimes it seems as though you’ve only just put down the feather duster before you’re forced to take up arms…
Here’s everything you need to know about fulfilling your childhood dream and becoming an astronaut
BY: NATHANIEL ASTUDILLO The excitement of exploration is unparalleled; sailing into the stars is a possibility too poetic to overlook. If you’ve ever dreamed of rocket ships, aliens and space ice cream, you’re in luck. NASA is currently accepting applications…
Everything you need to know to sound well-educated about Mars
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Mars has received quite a bit of positive press recently, between The Martian and a handful of upcoming NASA initiatives that will ultimately see our generation as the first to reach and possibly inhabit the red planet.…
Astronomers just discovered a mysterious new planet on the edge of our solar system
BY: CAROLINE ROLF Somewhere past infinity and beyond, an object is lurking in the depths of the solar system, just waiting to be discovered. This object is none other than the possibility of Planet X, an orb much larger than…
NASA wants you, but only if you’ve got it in your blood.
BY: LISA CUMMING As of Dec. 14, 2015 applications for astronauts have opened up. If you are considering becoming an out-of-this-world explorer, here’s how to apply: 1. A large Canadian ‘sorry’ to everyone who doesn’t hold United States citizenship. A…
These are the 116 images NASA sent into space 30 years ago to explain our world to aliens
BY: TREVOR HEWITT Trudging through interstellar space at a steady 17 kilometres per second is, quite possibly, Earth’s best chance at extraterrestrial contact. Enter the Voyager 1 spacecraft. In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to study the…
Mining asteroids for resources has become a very real possibility
BY: ZOE MELNYK Images by: Bryan Versteeg and SpaceHabs.com With limited resources on Earth, private business and countries around the world are starting to consider the possibility of mining asteroids. It seems far-fetched to imagine that we’ll resort to space travel…
In 2024, one of these five candidates may be selected to live and die on Mars (Video)
2024 is looking like it will be one of the most historically significant years in all of human history. Yielding over 200,000 applicants from all over the globe, and only 660 remaining, in the end only four will be given…
NASA has begun planning the first manned mission to Mars
BY: TED BARNABY NASA has released plans to embark on two incredible landmark missions in the upcoming future: landing humans on an asteroid by 2025, and on Mars in the 2030s. Mars is a planet, which has long captured the…
The budget for space exploration eclipses ocean exploration 150 To 1
BY: PILGRIM When it comes to the knowledge we have of our planet, we’ve barely even scratched the surface. The ocean makes up about 70% of the Earth’s surface and 99% of its living space. In fact, 94% of life…