Posts Tagged: space
Gram-sized gifts of the solar system drop to Earth near London
December 1, 2017
Tiny fragments from the asteroid belt sizzled to Earth near London International Airport this week, Western University sky cameras show….
Sub-surface Mars scanner concept gets boost from Western University expertise
June 22, 2017
A Western planetary researcher will lead a study under a contract awarded to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) by…
Western students ‘heading’ back to Mars with Canadian Space Agency as part of simulation
November 1, 2016
Planetary scientists have learned much about Mars from the various robotic missions that have landed on the Martian surface. However,…
Western University astronomers predict possible birthplace of Rosetta-probed comet 67P
October 17, 2016
When the Rosetta spacecraft successfully touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on September 30, 2016, the news was shared globally via…
Western University cameras capture fireball in the sky over Georgian Bay
October 7, 2016
Researchers from Western University have released footage of a basketball-sized fireball that was seen widely by observers throughout southern Ontario…
Western celebrates science and community engagement with special space-themed event
September 23, 2016
Science Literacy Week highlights Canada’s outstanding scientists and science communicators from coast-to-coast. The goals are to showcase the excellence and…
Western-led astronomy team discovers Jupiter analogue among young stars
April 6, 2016
A team of astronomers from Western University’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) and the Carnegie Institution for Science…
Western University planetary scientist heads back to Mars with European space probe
March 14, 2016
As the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) launched a space probe early this morning from…
Extraterrestrial investigator and retired NASA administrator asks, Are we alone?
February 2, 2016
Charged with determining the existence of life elsewhere in the universe, the Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation – an…
Western students ‘heading’ to Mars with Canadian Space Agency as part of simulation
November 13, 2015
With NASA now actively seeking astronauts to head to Mars, the next generation of planetary space explorers is preparing to…