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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Paris today, where he’s scheduled to take part in events leading up to the global summit on artificial intelligence that begins Monday. He’s set to participate in a roundtable discussion on AI hosted by Canada’s ambassador to France and attend a reception with members of the AI community, before […]

MIDALE – Star gazers in southeast Saskatchewan were treated to another magnificent sight on Sunday evening.  The Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) was observed passing through the skies on a clear night. Billed by some as the “Comet of the Century”, it was expected to come as close as 71 million kilometres from the Earth. It has […]

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — The skies over Fort McMurray and much of North America were illuminated by the aurora borealis as one of the largest geomagnetic storms of the century took place. The storm was triggered by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun on Oct. 8, which sped toward Earth at more than […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday that they’re confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them safely, despite breakdowns. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s new Starliner capsule early last month, the first people to ride it. Helium leaks and […]

Two men with SpaceX have descended on a Saskatchewan farm to retrieve cosmic junk that fell earlier this year from one of its spacecraft. They pulled up to the farm near Ituna in a moving truck then lugged the debris into the back. The men didn’t give their names but confirmed they work for SpaceX, a company […]

The Saskatchewan Science Centre is celebrating its 35th anniversary in conjunction with Discovery Week, April 22 to 28, in Saskatchewan. According to Parks, Culture and Sport, Discovery Week offers the chance to ignite scientific curiosity and discovery. The Saskatchewan Science Centre is a non-profit, non-governmental educational facility located in Regina. In 1978, a visionary group of […]

On Monday, April 8, a Total Solar Eclipse will pass over North America. In Saskatchewan it will be partial eclipse. The time frame in Regina is 11:51 a.m. to 1:56 p.m. with the maximum eclipse at 12:53p.m., according to the Saskatchewan Science Centre which is hosting an event today. The path of totality will make […]

Scientists have confirmed what became of a star that exploded in a stunning supernova visible to Earth more than three decades ago: It morphed into a neutron star, one of the oddest objects in the universe. In 1987, a star in a nearby galaxy went supernova and its fiery demise was detected in Earth’s nighttime sky […]

Better catch the moon’s disappearing act Tuesday — there won’t be another like it for three years. The total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the predawn hours — the farther west, the better — and across Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific after sunset. As an extra treat, Uranus will be visible […]

A fuel leak and then an engine problem during final liftoff preparations led NASA to scrub the launch of its mighty new moon rocket Monday morning on a shakedown flight with three test dummies aboard. The next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest. As precious minutes ticked away, NASA repeatedly […]