Modern humans, Homo sapiens, first appeared in East Africa 300,000 years ago, and the great apes of the genus Homo, our ancestors, arrived on Earth 2.3 million to 2.4 million years ago, growing up in environments with normal gravitational pull on Earth's surface. Humans never evolved in the air, le»»»

On July 6, 2026, just a few days after helping Canada celebrate its national day, Canadian astronaut and icon Jeremy Hansen announced his retirement from the Canadian Space Agency. As the first Canadian to travel to the moon, Hansen has transformed Canada’s role in human space flight. While his ret»»»

Jenni Gibbons was always drawn to the stars. Now, the Calgary-born astronaut is set to take part in NASA’s Artemis II mission, which will send humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. “So much of our life is enabled by space,” Gibbons said in an interview with The Canadian Press»»»