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Perseverance rover is seeking answers to the mysteries of Mars

Photo courtesy NASA/JPL Caltech

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Perseverance rover can gather only 30 samples for future return to Earth

Satellite launch marks new milestone for made-in-Alberta space science

Ex-Alta 2, a small “cubesat” will allow scientists to observe wildfires from orbit (Photo: AlbertaSat/NASA)

Reading Time: 6 minutes Second cube satellite built by student-led team will help scientists monitor wildfires

Early stages of star formation captured by James Webb telescope

Researchers are getting their first glimpses inside distant spiral galaxies to see how stars formed and how they change over time, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. (Photo: NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute)

Reading Time: 4 minutes The telescope’s mid-infrared capabilities allowed scientists to observe previously obscured details in faraway galaxies

First-ever Canadian lunar rover will hunt for water ice on the moon

The first ever Canadian rover to explore the moon is currently under construction (Photo: 2022 Canadensys Aerospace Corp.)

Reading Time: 4 minutes Discovering potential water sources could make extended moon missions possible

Two substances never before seen on Earth identified

El Ali meteorite

Reading Time: 4 minutes New minerals discovered in massive meteorite may reveal clues to asteroid formation

Engineering clubs a path to a future career

Reading Time: 4 minutes Student clubs offer a taste of what it means to work together on a multifaceted design project

U of A satellite team pulls off space rescue mission in the nick of time

AlbertaSat team members complete maintenance on the ground station antenna on the roof of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Facility at the U of A. (Photo: Supplied)

Reading Time: 6 minutes Student-led AlbertaSat team comes to the aid of fellow cube satellite designers after communication failure threatens mission from International Space Station

Energy channelled by space weather prefers the north: study

Photo by Felix Mittermeier on Unsplash

Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A physicists discover surprising new findings about how our planet’s magnetic field controls space weather as it shields us from solar wind

Remarkable technology kept under wraps by U.S. military

Photo by Jesse Echevarria

Reading Time: 4 minutes The space race has been fully engaged for years. And military powers like the United States are sitting on some stunning discoveries

Interpreting daytime skies

Sailors travelling east believed they would encounter rain and storms as they approached these red skies. If the red sky appeared to the mariners at night, bad weather was behind them

Reading Time: 4 minutes Sky watching isn’t as simple as looking at fluffy clouds – the sky is a complicated place where multiple phenomena are at work

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