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NASA has confirmed that part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the surface of the moon late Tuesday night. The crash of the rocket, which was launched in 2025, formed a massive crater and sent rock debris flying into space. No impact is expected on Earth.

Astronomers pointed their telescopes at the moon early Wednesday morning in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the moment a massive piece of space debris crashed into the moon. Except it wasn’t just any debris; it was a huge piece of Falcon 9, a SpaceX rocket that’s been drifting in space since delivering a...

After rocketing in its first day of trading last week, SpaceX stock has since tumbled, wiping out hundreds of billions of dollars in market value. Jacqueline Hansen has this story and more in Business Matters for June 23, 2026.

The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has sent weapons into space, with U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink saying the weapons are “capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action.” Nathaniel Dove has more.

From the Prairies to outer space! Jaden Lee-Lincoln speaks one on one with Canadian Astronaut Joshua Kutryk about his up-and-coming mission to space and what it takes to achieve your dreams. 

How B.C. communities are rallying around residents who lost everything to wildfires. The progress firefighters are making in Spokane’s worst disaster. How a SpaceX rocket piece’s crash-landing into the moon is highlighting a bigger problem. Plus, the fond memories shared of Lloyd Robertson, a pillar of Canadian broadcasting.

Free parking at some REM stations has been tough to find for commuters. But starting today, more than 200 spots at the Pierrefonds-Roxboro station were converted from paid parking to free parking. As Matthew Piscina explains, for people along the Deux-Montagnes branch, it’s welcome news.

Volunteer-led charity Guru Nanak’s Free Kitchen has been serving meals in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for more than 20 years. Now, the group is hoping to reach more people and have an even bigger impact with the opening of a permanent kitchen. Global’s Safeeya Pirani visits the team to learn about what this new chapter means...

Orbital rays that harness the power of the sun have largely been seen as science fiction until now. Matthew Merkel reports on the worry from astronomers.

A groundbreaking satellite control centre opened on Montreal’s South Shore today. A Canadian company is preparing to launch several state-of-the-art machines this fall; all built on the island. As Dan Spector reports, they say the work done here in Quebec will allow eyes from both the private and public sectors to see Canada from above...

After much buildup, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now open to some public ownership. It debuted today on the Nasdaq stock exchange for a record-setting amount. After raising billions, the tech organization is now worth nearly US$2 trillion dollars – technically making Musk the first-ever trillionaire. Nathaniel Dove reports.

SpaceX officially launched as a publicly traded company Friday morning, and Elon Musk’s company carries the largest IPO (Initial Public Offering) ever seen for a Wall Street debut. Musk elaborated on the company’s goal of making “life multi-planetary,” stating “that’s what SpaceX is all about, it’s to take the fiction out of science fiction.

A giant inflatable depicting Elon Musk was displayed in Times Square on Thursday, carrying messages criticizing SpaceX and Grok over alleged AI-generated sexualized imagery. This comes as Canada’s privacy watchdog said xAI’s Grok chatbot violated the federal private-sector privacy law by launching an image-generation tool without adequate safeguards against non-consensual sexualized deepfakes. The New York...

On Tuesday, B.C. Premier David Eby answered questions concerning the recent opposition to FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG expansion that came from within his own cabinet. Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Kelly Greene recently made a statement denouncing plans for the expansion of the liquefied natural gas plant that neighbours her riding, citing safety concerns.

On this week’s edition of Science News Now, we are learning about how memories are stored in the brain, and the technology making it possible to take diagnostic-quality x-ray images in space. Athi Selvadurai, Researcher-Programmer with the Ontario Science Centre, joins Miranda Anthistle to break it all down.

In an effort to keep up with the number of abandoned vehicles in the city, Edmonton parking enforcement have freed up 150 additional spaces at the police impound lot. The main lot has been in use since 1997, but Cindy Kieu with the Edmonton Police Service says as the city grows, there has been more...

It’s time for another edition of Science News Now and this week Rachel Ward-Maxwell from the Ontario Science Centre joins Miranda Anthistle to take a look at a rescue mission to save a space observatory and how robots are learning a sense of touch.

SpaceX launched its 12th Starship on an uncrewed test flight on Friday evening, in a high-stakes trial run of major upgrades to its next-generation spacecraft. After a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean, the Starship exploded.

Replacing and expanding on the livestock space lost to Brandt’s distillery development, the new building will be purpose-built and connect to the International Trade Centre.

Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX has revealed plans to go public in the United States next month, with an IPO that could become the largest in Wall Street history. This historic market debut could skyrocket the world’s wealthiest person to trillionaire status. Nivrita Ganguly has this story and more in Business Matters for May 21,...