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Galactic Ground Zero: The Renaissance of Intelligence 📅 Date: October 4–5, 2025 📍 Location: - Day 1 (Oct 4): Fully virtual (online) - Day 2 (Oct 5): Saint Mary's University, Loyola 171 (LA171), 923 Robie St, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3 ✨ About the Event The NASA International Space Apps Challenge — the largest annual global hackathon, engaging over 90,000 participants across 185+ countries — is returning to Halifax this fall. This year’s theme: Galactic Ground Zero: The Renaissance of Intelligence A cutting-edge, community-driven event where space science, open data, and the booming AI revolution collide. Innovators from Atlantic Canada and beyond will gather to harness NASA’s open datasets to address some of the most urgent challenges facing Earth and space. From planetary science and climate change to satellite tech and creative storytelling, this hackathon welcomes coders, designers, scientists, artists, students, and experts alike — with a challenge for every passion. 🌟 Why Halifax? Why Now? Halifax is rapidly emerging as a vibrant hub of technology, innovation, and technological excellence, making it the ideal launchpad for this year’s event. Galactic Ground Zero places Halifax at the forefront of the technological renaissance, inspiring collaborations that merge skill and open science to pioneer […]