Western University will be marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with an event on Feb. 11.

Joshua Kudryk and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons, who both hail from Alberta, graduated Friday along with 11 Americans from NASA's basic astronaut training and will be part of the next generation of space explorers hoping to return to Earth's satellite and beyond.

A group of students are building and preparing a small research satellite for space at the University of Saskatchewan.

The next 50 years will offer unprecedented opportunities for astronauts to go boldly where no Canadian has gone before.

Astronaut David Saint-Jacques was met with thunderous applause as he returned to a hero's welcome at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters.

The Canadian astronaut said while he hasn't felt any pain since his return Monday night, balance was an issue and he's been cautious walking and running.

The 49-year-old Quebec native boarded a NASA plane during the night and is expect to arrive in Houston later today after a brief stopover in Scotland.

The Saint-Lambert, Que., native will set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a Canadian at 204 days.

SpaceX says the satellites will have daily access to “any point of 90 per cent of the world’s surface.”

New data has revealed the scale and scope of this spring's devastating floods.