What if learning about space wasn’t confined to textbooks but came alive through hands-on experiences and immersive experiments? That’s exactly what The Mars Society of Canada’s Mars Explorer Mobile Education Station (MEMES) is doing — changing the way STEM education… Read More »MEMES: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Scientists
The Mars Explorer Mobile Education Station (MEMES) will be deployed at elementary schools during 2025. You can find further information about how you can participate or support this project below.
In collaboration with Astrolith and PolyOrbite, The Mars Society of Canada will be hosting the ‘Sustainable Martian Technology Hackathon’ at Polytechnique Montréal on March 22nd, 2025. More details to follow in January, 2025! If you would like to participate or… Read More »Sustainable Martian Technology Hackathon
Each year, the atmosphere of Mars is observed to be engulfed in large dust storms. These dust storms, the largest type documented in our solar system, have been known to cover entire continent-sized areas of land and last several weeks.… Read More »Mars’ Mighty Dust Storms: Origins and Impacts
Mars has long been known as the “Red Planet” of our solar system for its distinctive red colour. Its earliest recorded name, “Har decher”, literally meant “Red One” in Egyptian. But why exactly is Mars red? Mars’ surface is dominated… Read More »Why Is Mars Red? The Science Behind Its Surface Colour
(UPDATE: Please note that the 2024 AGM will be held in October of 2024.) The Mars Society of Canada (MSC) had its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 9th, 2023 at 2 PM (EDT). All official members and volunteers were… Read More »Annual General Meeting, 2023
Can we endure Martian isolation? Can we survive Martian gravity? Can we build with Martian soil? Can we access Martian water? An analysis of the ‘Mysteries of Mars’ suggests that we can! Infographic by Ryan Mintz
As we stand on the brink of a new era in space exploration, the coming years promise to advance our knowledge of Mars like never before. It is important that both scientists and astronomy-enthusiasts alike understand the future of Mars… Read More »Mars Exploration Milestones: What’s Next for the Red Planet?
Both Electrolysis and the Sabatier reaction can be readily used to convert resources that already exist on Mars into the energy and substances that we will need to sustain communities there. Infographic by MSC volunteer, Ryan Mintz
The Mars Society of Canada (MSC) has been actively developing the Mars Explorer Program (MEP) which consists of online, Mars and Moon-themed learning modules as a resource for primary school teachers throughout Canada who intend to inspire their students to… Read More »The Mars Explorer Program Has Volunteer Opportunities!
Back on Mars! The FMARS-15 crew is onsite at Devon Island and will conduct a live broadcast for members of The Mars Society of Canada. They arrived several days ago at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) and will… Read More »Live Broadcast from Canada’s High Arctic!
We are pleased to announce the outcome of the board elections that were held last month; Dr. Pooneh Maghoul and Dr. Hânieh M. Provencher, both from Polytechnique Montréal, will be joining the board of directors of The Mars Society of… Read More »New Directors Added to MSC Board
Nominations for the MSC Board of Directors The Mars Society of Canada (MSC) is a federally incorporated, non-profit organization that conducts itsactivities through the work of volunteers and with the support of a general membership. To advance ourmandates, the MSC… Read More »Nominations for Directors, 2023
On November 19-20th, the Space Exploration Conference (SPEX2022) brought together passionate students and professionals in an interdisciplinary, inspirational, hands-on event at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Hosted by Space Health Concordia and The Mars Society of Canada, participants and attendees… Read More »Space Exploration Conference, 2022
In Ann Friedman’s 2014 profile of American astronaut Sally Ride, she notes that in 1990, NASA management “quietly ordered a working group of physicians to declare homosexuality a ‘psychiatrically disqualifying condition’” for astronaut selection. Although this rule was never implemented,… Read More »Why Mars Needs Diversity
Though the red planet is much smaller than Earth, it makes up for it with some truly colossal geological features! Enjoy this Mars infographic, which provides a quick glance at some notable differences in scale between the two planets. Click… Read More »The Scale of Mars Infographic
Welcome back to Diaries from Analog Mars. If this is your first visit, consider reading the previous entries here. In part fifteen, the finale of Diaries from Analog Mars, Jin and Crew 228 weather their last crisis at the MDRS and… Read More »Diaries from Analog Mars, Part 15: The End of the Beginning
Welcome back to Diaries from Analog Mars. If this is your first visit, consider reading the previous entries here. In part fourteen, Jin and Crew 228 end their last sol on Mars inspiring the next generation, contacting fellow Martians, and receiving… Read More »Diaries from Analog Mars, Part 14: Goodnight Mars
Welcome back to Diaries from Analog Mars. If this is your first visit, consider reading the previous entries here. In part thirteen, Jin breaks sim to get a COVID test and falls in love with the Colorado landscape again. But the… Read More »Diaries from Analog Mars, Part 13: Rocky Mountain High
Welcome back to Diaries from Analog Mars. If this is your first visit, consider reading the previous entries here. In part twelve, the psychological effects of isolation set in on Crew 228, and Jin and his team make a special call… Read More »Diaries from Analog Mars, Part 12: The Three Quarter Problem