Posts Tagged: space
Western space scientists identify fastest-spinning “failed stars” ever found
April 7, 2021
Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, a team led by Western space scientists Megan Tannock and Stanimir Metchev has identified the three fastest-spinning brown dwarfs ever found.
New international partnership launches Western into space
September 23, 2020
As a child, Jayshri Sabarinathan looked to the heavens most nights from her family’s apartment terrace using her prized possession…
Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers
August 3, 2020
A large number of the valley networks scarring Mars’ surface were carved by water melting beneath glacial ice, not by…
Western’s first steps in getting Canada to the Moon
August 6, 2019
In February, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada is joining the international effort to explore the Moon with robots and,…
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…
Researchers decipher the history of supermassive black holes in the early universe
June 28, 2019
Astrophysicists at Western University have found evidence for the direct formation of black holes that do not need to emerge…
Life on Mars was possible after last great meteorite impact nearly 4.5 billion years ago
June 24, 2019
A new international study led by Western University shows that Mars’ first ‘real chance’ at developing life started very early,…
Nearly one year later, Western students recover prized project from space
May 29, 2019
One year ago today, a team of Western University graduate students launched a high-altitude balloon (HAB) 20 km into space…
Western planetary scientists assist in capturing first full-colour image of NASA InSight using HiRISE space camera
December 13, 2018
Houston, there is no problem here. Eric Pilles assisted in capturing – for the first-time ever – extraordinary and highly…
Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration wins PromoScience Award for Space Matters
September 17, 2018
Although many people are fascinated by space, most Canadians are relatively unaware of how space technologies pervade their everyday life….
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