Space
Recent stories about space
![A moment in history: May 10, 1967 A newspaper clipping with the headline "Shy UFO Shows Up Again"](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2023/05/10/ufo-sightings.jpg)
A moment in history: May 10, 1967
On this day 56 years ago, eyes were on the skies after reports of UFO sightings in Edmonton.
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![Wyvern secures more funding, gets set to launch satellites Wyvern's Chris Robson with Edmonton's downtown skyscrapers behind him](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/d168eb5d-f37a-ae96-4468-3e9312fed760.jpg)
Wyvern secures more funding, gets set to launch satellites
Edmonton-based space imaging company Wyvern has raised another US $7 million, setting it up to launch its first satellites in early 2023.
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![G2V Optics soars on aerospace opportunities A cylindrical spacecraft in a room surrounded by equipment, with an American flag draped on the wall](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/86e8392a-6432-2c96-471d-a744e55dc75a.jpg)
G2V Optics soars on aerospace opportunities
G2V Optics has sent solar simulators to NASA to help test a spacecraft that aims to solve Earth's growing space-junk problem. The company's "Engineered Sunlight" technology helps aerospace organizations know what to expect from the sun once they get their devices into orbit.
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![Wyvern wraps up Y Combinator, prepares to launch satellites A portrait of the four co-founders wearing Wyvern T-shirts](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/21e2e10f-08c8-2318-1896-baf432391adc.jpg)
Wyvern wraps up Y Combinator, prepares to launch satellites
After pitching to an investor audience as part of Y Combinator this week, the founders of space-data startup Wyvern are preparing to charge forward with what they've learned from the technology accelerator since January.
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![Wyvern secures $4M to develop its hyperspectral imaging technology A piece of farm equipment on a wide, green expanse at the Olds College Smart Farm](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/26de1848-4b11-deb3-4a58-74d3e4c23db8.jpg)
Wyvern secures $4M to develop its hyperspectral imaging technology
Space data startup Wyvern has secured $4 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to develop its hyperspectral imaging technology and tackle the environmental impact of the country's agriculture sector.
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![Wyvern raises US$4.5M, enters Y Combinator Hyperspectral imaging](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/a96b7ded-0250-8575-08ee-e77dc7daced5.jpg)
Wyvern raises US$4.5M, enters Y Combinator
Edmonton-based space company Wyvern has been accepted into the Y Combinator technology accelerator, and has closed an oversubscribed seed round for US$2.25 million, led by MaC Venture Capital, in addition to US$2.25 million in pre-seed funding and support from the federal government.
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![Amii provides advanced AI expertise to MDA, Canadian Space Agency Canadarm3](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/6745a6fd-3f4e-7e92-27dd-a3c478c955fa.jpg)
Amii provides advanced AI expertise to MDA, Canadian Space Agency
The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute has been working alongside MDA, a Canadian space technology company, to provide artificial intelligence expertise for the launch of Canadarm3.
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