Posts Tagged: Faculty of Science

‘Zero chance’ infamous Apophis collides with another asteroid, redirects to Earth

March 4, 2024

New study led by Western astronomer Paul Wiegert posits what would happen if Apophis’ orbit changed after a collision with another asteroid.

U.S. presidential election: Expert available ahead of Super Tuesday

March 4, 2024

The process to pick the nominees for the U.S. presidential election began in January with the first state primaries. Tuesday…

Researchers find destruction of oceans’ worth of water per month in Orion Nebula

February 23, 2024

The discovery was made possible by an original multidisciplinary approach combining observations from the James Webb Space Telescope and quantum physics calculations.

Saturn’s largest moon most likely non-habitable: Western study

February 14, 2024

A Western University-led study shows the subsurface ocean of Saturn’s largest moon Titan is most likely a non-habitable environment.

Hubble traces “string of pearls” star clusters in galaxy collisions

February 8, 2024

Westerrn Space director Sarah Gallagher and her collaborators examined Hubble Space Telescope images of stars being born.

Discovery changes understanding of water’s history on the Moon

January 15, 2024

Western University postdoctoral fellow Tara Hayden and her collaborators have discovered the early lunar crust was considerably enriched in water.

Western, international researchers reconstruct Balkan genomic history

December 7, 2023

New multidisciplinary study reconstructs the genomic history of the Balkan Peninsula during the first millennium of the common era.

Western-led team designs prototype to analyze minerals in Martian rocks

December 5, 2023

Working with industry partner, Earth sciences professor Roberta Flemming and her Western Space team designed prototype to analyze minerals in Martian rocks.

Western-led human brain “growth chart” project receives $1M in funding

November 27, 2023

Western neuroscientist Jörn Diedrichsen leads a team to develop a growth chart for the human cerebellum across an entire lifespan from birth to 80 years.

Experts available to discuss anticipated volcanic eruption in Iceland

November 13, 2023

Iceland has declared a state of emergency and evacuated the community of Grindavik in anticipation of a possible volcanic eruption after earthquakes shook the area late last week and into the weekend. Western University has the following Earth Sciences experts available to comment.