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2021-06-04 – This Thursday, June 10th, an annular solar eclipse will be stretching from Canada to Siberia via the North Pole. The Moon will be closer to the Sun; hence the Moon will appear smaller than the Sun. A ring of light from the Sun will be visible around the Moon. Credit: Canadian Space Agency Your guide to solar eclipses: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/eclipses/solar-eclipses.asp Solar eclipse Map: https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/multimedia/search/image/Watch/16834 Build your own projector to watch solar eclipses: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/activities/fun-experiments/eclipse-projector.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_iyy9ynac

2021-05-26 – Minister François-Philippe Champagne announces the latest support and new opportunities for Canada to take part in lunar exploration. Credit: Canadian Space Agency

2021-05-31 – The CSA marks Canadian Environment Week. Satellites provide crucial data about how our planet is changing. This information is invaluable to advance cutting-edge science, make climate projections, and develop innovative solutions and services to mitigate or better adapt to the impacts of climate change. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Protecting our planet and our environment: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/about/everyday-benefits-of-space-exploration/protecting-our-planet-and-our-environment.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_rpmortd1

2021-05-28 – This week, the Canadian Space Agency’s President and astronauts talked to Minister François-Philippe Champagne about space exploration, the work of an astronaut and the benefits of space in our lives. Credit: Canadian Space Agency Astronauts: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/default.asp Everyday benefits of space exploration: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/about/everyday-benefits-of-space-exploration/default.asp Moon exploration: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/moon-exploration/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_zagdvyt9

2021-05-25 – Meet the 52 young Canadians from across the country who will virtually join astronauts, engineers and scientists from the Canadian Space Agency for an exciting week of space training in July 2021. The Junior Astronaut Camp offers a unique chance to learn about space careers as well as the scientific, physical and leadership qualities needed to develop if they strive to participate to a future mission to the Moon. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links List of Junior Astronaut Camp participants: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/resources-young/junior-astronauts/list-junior-astronaut-camp-participants.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_a0zmrc2t

2021-04-22 – We’re paying tribute to all those who have put their skills and creativity to good use in the field of space-based Earth observation. Satellites orbiting our planet help us better see and understand Earth in order to better protect it. Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Communications Research Centre Canada, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Maxar Technologies Ltd., MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), University of Saskatchewan, Bristol Aerospace Useful Links Satellites in our everyday lives: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/everyday-lives/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_grzoq3pp

2021-03-08 – Meet Polar View, a company that uses Earth observation data to serve the Canadian Arctic. The Canadian Arctic is home to over 200,000 people. Travelling on sea ice is an essential part of their lives. But due to climate change, Canada’s North is warming up two to three times faster than the rest of the planet. This causes sea ice to melt, making traditional knowledge of the icescape less reliable. Space technologies, namely satellites, can help. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, Polar View, Andreas Cziferszky, British Antarctic Survey, C-CORE, Thomas Puestow, Steffen M. Olsen, Danish Meteorological Institute) Useful Links Resources for space sector organizations: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/industry/default.asp smartEarth: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/funding-programs/programs/smartearth/default.asp Satellites in our everyday lives: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/everyday-lives/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_arcrt4bp

2021-02-25 – Satellites and their data are part of our everyday lives, and we often don’t even realize it! Astronaut Joshua Kutryk gives us an overview. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, Ressources naturelles Canada, S.O. Kotchi, PHAC, ©Copernicus data (2020), courtesy of the Canadian Ice Service (Environment and Climate Change Canada)) Useful Links Satellites in our everyday lives: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/everyday-lives/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_bxfolcbm

2021-02-19 – Miriam Micael, project management engineer at the Canadian Space Agency, introduces herself and answers a few questions. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Humans of CSA: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/humans/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_idby8wh3

2021-02-12 – The Canadian Space Agency wishes you a happy Valentine’s Day! (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_z6qheh1t

2021-02-09 - The James Webb Space Telescope promises to revolutionize our understanding of the universe, with the help of a Canadian-made instrument and fine guidance sensor. Webb is an international collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Northrop Grumman, ESA) Useful Links James Webb Space Telescope: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/jwst/default.asp Canada's role in Webb: https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/jwst/canada-role.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_15ulldls

2020-12-22 – The Canadian Space Agency wishes you a happy holiday season! (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_ofgusics

2020-12-21 – The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced that Canada has signed the Gateway Treaty with the United States, which guarantees two astronaut flights to the Moon, including one on Artemis II, the first crewed lunar mission since 1972. This mission, planned to launch in 2023, would make Canada the second country to have an astronaut fly around the Moon. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links The Artemis missions: humanity's return to the Moon: https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/moon-exploration/artemis-missions.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_5wcwdde6

2020-12-11 - The world of rockets is about to get even more interesting! Learn more about the rockets of today and tomorrow with astronaut Jeremy Hansen. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada Corporation) Useful Links Biography of Jeremy R. Hansen: http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/biohansen.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_c794f7s2

2020-12-07 – Canadian coastal areas are home to many people, valuable infrastructure, and unique habitats. They are sensitive to climate change and require constant monitoring to track their evolution. Meet Arctus, a Canadian company that does exactly that – with the help of satellite data. Data generated by satellites is the raw material that fuels the company’s business. Arctus uses it to map Canada’s water environments. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, ESA, Arctus, Laboratoire de dynamique et de gestion intégrée des zones côtières, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Natural Resources Canada) Useful Links Resources for space sector organizations: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/industry/default.asp smartEarth: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/funding-programs/programs/smartearth/default.asp Satellites in our everyday lives: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/everyday-lives/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_rivp4jre

2020-10-31 – The Canadian Space Agency wishes you a spooky Halloween! For Halloween, carve a pumpkin to look like the Webb Telescope using one of these printable stencils: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/jwst/activities/default.asp (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/jwst/activities/default.asp : https://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/jwst/activities/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_usspqfv6

2020-10-28 - The Canadian Space Agency presents Juno, a preliminary version of a rover that could one day be sent to the Moon or Mars. Juno can navigate autonomously or be operated remotely. The Lunar Exploration Analogue Deployment (LEAD) consisted in replicating scenarios of a lunar sample return mission. See the field tests conducted on Juno as part of LEAD! (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Lunar Exploration Analogue Deployment (LEAD): http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/rovers/mission-simulations/lunar-exploration-analogue-deployment.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_zoqxbven

Science minute with Dr. Sarah: 5 ways satellites can help with climate change 2020-10-09 – Satellites play an important role in monitoring climate change and reducing its impacts. Dr. Sarah Gallagher, the CSA’s Science Advisor, explains 5 ways satellites can help with climate change. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Satellites in our everyday lives: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/everyday-lives/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_5t9vma6c

Science minute with Dr. Sarah: 5 things that would happen if satellites stopped working 2020-10-02 – Whether or not we realize it, satellites play an important role in our lives – every day. Dr. Sarah Gallagher, the CSA’s Science Advisor, explains five things that would happen if all satellites stopped working. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Satellites in our everyday lives: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/everyday-lives/default.asp Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_t43w4898

2020-10-02 – The Canadian Space Agency recognizes the colossal work of teachers all across Canada, especially during this atypical year. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency) Useful Links Canadian Space Agency: https://asc-csa.gc.ca Find out more about this video: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/search/video/watch.asp?v=1_hd84f6ih