Space Research

• UBC scientist’s ‘mutant yeast’ from space could help future astronauts, cancer patients

  Last November, UBC pharmaceutical science professor Corey Nislow was among the lucky few who were able to send research samples aboard NASA's Artemis 1 lunar mission.

  Science

  Jan 11, 2023
  
• Edmonton doctor to participate in 5-day underwater mission for scientific research

  Dr. Shawna Pandya was selected as part of the five-member scientist team that will take part in the NEPTUNE research mission.

  Science

  Sep 30, 2019
  
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• Martian moons likely blown off planet’s surface ‘like asteroids,’ study finds

  Research is debunking old theories about how Mars got its moons.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2018
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• NASA’s Parker solar probe rockets toward sun for closest look yet

  NASA's new solar probe is on its way to the sun, where it will examine the star from closer than ever before.

  Science

  Aug 12, 2018
• China’s Tiangong 1 space station mostly burns up on re-entry over South Pacific

  Chinese space authorities say the defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere over the central South Pacific.

  Science

  Apr 1, 2018