While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times

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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover reached the pinnacle — so far — of its 14-year-old mission on Aug. 26, 2026, when it marked an elevation gain of 1 kilometer in

This week, our newly minted Doctor Innanen presents an essay in defence of the generalist. Once upon a time, all scientists were generalists...

Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto

This week, PhD student Diana Hayes takes a look at how we communicate with spacecraft dispersed throughout the solar system. Given the numbe...

Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used LED lights on the end of its robotic arm to create this rare nighttime view of the Red Planet’s surface on

Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Scientist and APXS team member, University of New Brunswick, Canada

Writing is a key part of being a researcher of any kind. It's not enough to do the work, take the data or make the discovery. It's not scien...