Closest known black hole to Earth found in Milky Way
The discovery raises questions about the nature of binary star systems.
Nov 10, 2022
Author: Vincent McDermott
Group of Canadian companies want government to create national space council
The news follows Ottawa’s Spacebound 2022 conference that brought together representatives from 50 Canadian space innovators.
Nov 09, 2022
Mars InSight lander mission will end soon
The spacecraft’s power generating capacity continues to decline.
Nov 08, 2022
Astronomers discover largest asteroid threat in nearly a decade
2022 AP7 is 1.5 kilometres wide and its orbit could someday be put in Earth’s path.
Nov 08, 2022
Sámi: Looking for lost elements of night skies
Over the past couple centuries, much of Sámi sky lore has been lost, but what is known shows a culture that is intimately in tune with the land.
Jun 21, 2022
Old Norse: Reading into ancient sky stories
Despite mastering the night sky, many old Norse sky culture details have been lost over time
Jun 20, 2022
World Asterisms Project: Stories in the stars
A list of asterisms from hundreds of cultures around the world is now available through The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Jun 20, 2022
