Posts Tagged: Institute for Earth and Space Exploration
‘Unexpected’ space traveller defies long-held theories about origin of Solar System
December 12, 2022
Western-led team confirms meteoroid from edge of Solar System made of rock, not ice, challenging long-held beliefs about how the Solar System was formed.
Fireball may have dropped meteorites in Niagara region
November 21, 2022
A cosmic drama unfolded over southern Ontario on the night of Friday, Nov. 18, triggering an international collaboration and a meteorite hunt.
International collaboration advances drones as next big step in planetary exploration
September 1, 2022
Catherine Neish led a team of students to Iceland to test how drones and rovers could work together for future space missions.
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 crew preps Space Station-bound astronaut for Ax-1 mission
April 6, 2022
Researchers at the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration have worked with Canadian Mark Pathy to help the entrepreneur and philanthropist fulfill his 10-day Ax-1 space mission plan.
Expert available to speak on NASA’s asteroid redirection testing
November 26, 2021
Paul Wiegert is a Western Space expert in the dynamics of the Solar System, particularly its smaller bodies like asteroids, comets and meteoroid streams.
Astronaut training mission lands in Labrador
August 30, 2021
Western Space director preps future astronauts for next lunar expedition.
Global Meteor Network monitors the skies in search of celestial bodies
July 27, 2021
International project, led by Western’s Denis Vida, observes rare meteor showers and meteorite falls from across the globe.
Planetary scientist available to comment on Canadian astronauts going to the Moon
December 16, 2020
Gordon Osinski, director of Western’s Institute for Earth and Space Exploration (Western Space), is available to media for comment about…
Western student first to spot asteroid speeding past Earth
November 25, 2020
For as long as he can remember, Cole Gregg has been interested in space. Last week, the Western University graduate…