Posts Tagged: Department of Physics and Astronomy
New EEG procedure accurately measures distress caused by tinnitus
February 1, 2023
New EEG testing procedure for tinnitus (ringing in the ears), led by physics professor Andrea Soddu, described in the journal Brain Communications.
Western researchers among first to capture James Webb Space Telescope images
September 12, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has captured the most detailed and sharpest images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula. These images were targeted by an international collaboration, including Western researchers.
Bright fireball event near Lake Simcoe expected to have dropped meteorites
April 18, 2022
A bright fireball was observed by a network of all-sky cameras across southern Ontario at 11:37pm on Sunday, April 17,…
Western to inspire next generation of ‘stars’ with Girls and Women in Space Night
February 10, 2020
As part of the United Nations’ International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Western University is hosting a very…
International study investigates near death experiences using data from text mining
January 30, 2020
A new study using text mining and artificial intelligence from Western University and University of Liège (Belgium) provides quantitative scientific…
Western-led team investigates interstellar bodies originating from beyond our solar system
November 7, 2019
La version française suit. LONDON, Ont. – Astonishingly, not one but two interstellar asteroids have been detected entering our solar…
Bright fireball event near Bancroft, Ont. may have dropped meteorites
July 24, 2019
A fireball as bright as the full moon was observed by the Western University All-Sky Camera Network across southern Ontario…
Apollo 11 and Canada ‘re-launch’ to the Moon this Saturday at Western University
July 16, 2019
Fifty years ago today, Apollo 11 launched on a mission to the Moon. Five days later, on July 21, 1969,…
Bring your personal ‘space oddities’ to Western’s Asteroid Day event
June 26, 2019
Are you desperate to find out, once and for all, if the rock your grandfather found when he was plowing…
Interstellar stars to inspire future scientists at Girls and Women in Astronomy Night
February 8, 2019
Stats don’t lie. Canada – and the world – needs more women in STEM, specifically those exploring the heavens. At…
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