Category: Spaceflights

Space-Age Technology Is Transforming How Landlords Sell Properties with Tenants

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A drone hovers near the roof of a modern rental property at dusk while thermal imaging equipment is used for non-invasive inspection.

Selling a buy to let property with tenants already living there just got smarter, thanks to satellite imaging systems originally developed for Mars rover navigation. Property owners in 2026 are discovering that technologies born from Canada’s space contribution and international aerospace programs can transform how they market occupied rental properties without disrupting tenant lives.
The concept sounds futuristic, but it’s remarkably practical. Thermal imaging cameras designed to detect subsurface ice on distant planets now help …

How a Canadian Quantum Satellite Changed Random Number Generation for Online Casinos Forever

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Compact satellite in low Earth orbit sending a blue photon beam to a ground station dish over the curved Earth, with faint city lights and aurora below, lit dramatically by the sun.

High above Earth, a Canadian quantum satellite generates truly unpredictable random numbers by measuring photons from space—technology now revolutionizing fairness in online gambling. Players who play from the UK and worldwide increasingly demand verifiable randomness in casino games, pushing operators beyond traditional computer-generated algorithms that, despite sophistication, remain mathematically predictable.
Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNGs) harness fundamental uncertainty at the subatomic level, where photon polarization and timing genuinely cannot be predicted or replicated. …

Missions in Space to Look Forward to in 2020

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Space Missions to Mars are going to be a norm in 2020. Large companies and agencies are already planning for upcoming missions such as getting moon samples, taking a close study of the sun, and etc.
Commercial space transportation
This year could be possibly the time where astronauts from NASA will travel in space using commercial crew vehicles. Crew Dragon from Space X and Starliner from Boeing are set up to fly the pioneering astronauts hopefully this year. The spacecraft are presently undergoing tests to ensure that it is a safe vehicle for humans.
Last December, Starliner stepped up when it was test launched even…

The Dazzling Venus and the Crescent Moon Shining Together In space

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The Dazzling Venus

2 and ½ hours after sunset, Venus continues to show itself in its silvery-white color situated at the southwestern sky. Last Dec 28 2019, on a Saturday night, Venus shined together with a beautiful crescent moon during twilight.
On the first few months of this year, we will have four opportunities to see them both together again, so save the dates: Jan 28, Feb 27, March 28, and April 26.
Search for Earthshine
For many upcoming Saturday evenings after Venus and the Crescent Moon, the full moon will show itself with a dark part which is bluish-gray in color absorbing it’s light from the Earth.
The bluish-gray…

Seeing the Brightest Planets on the Nights of January

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This year will be the “Year of the Planets”. As for the month of January, Venus flaunts itself during sunset at the southwestern sky. Mercury will start to show itself under Venus on the last week of this month. Moreover, still on the same period of time, Jupiter will be seen before sunrise in the southeastern sky. Three hours earlier than Jupiter, Mars will be seen with the Anatares star on the 18th.
Below we provide a guide for the best time to watch the Planets in the sky along with directions on how to see them.
Planet Guide
Mercury- On the 24th the planet will set after…