Meteor tracking camera tech used to track satellites in the high Arctic
For the first time, a team at Western University in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Canada has used a satellite-tracking camera system to...
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Two Canadian Teams Selected as Global Winners for the NASA Space Apps Challenge
NASA announced the global winners for the 10 different categories in the 2024 Space Apps Challenge and they include two Canadian teams. In a news...
Western University Led-team to Participate in Rover Instrument Field Tests Ahead of ExoMars Mission
A Western University-led team is preparing for an international ExoMars rover mission in 2028 that aims to in part better uncover how clays formed on...
Artemis III Moonwalks and Terrestrial Training
It’s just a coincidence, but Arizona is the location of both NASA training and Western University Planetary Surface Processes Field School this month. Preparing for...
Lunar Meteorite Hints that the Moon’s Crust had Abundant Water
The early lunar crust had a lot of water at the beginning of our solar system’s formation, more than four billion years ago. The new...
Western University to Monitor Growing Number of Satellites Passing Above Canada
Most Canadian live in a city where the view of the majestic night sky is impacted by light pollution. If they could see the sky...
Canadian Researcher Gordon Osinski Named to Artemis 3 Geology Team for the First Crewed Artemis Lunar Landing
Planetary geologist and crater expert Gordon Osinski of Western University was travelling in a remote area when he heard the historic news. Osinski was in...
‘Twister’ Made Real – Hailsonde Sensors Fly Into Alberta Storm in Hollywood-like Moment
A red Jeep skids nearby a menacing tornado. Moments later, a science team hops out with a bunch of flying sensors they hope to inject...
Five Canadian CubeSat Project Satellites Set for Launch Saturday
Five Canadian CubeSat Project Satellites and the Canadian Space Agency CARDIOBREATH research experiment are scheduled for launch Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 12:35 p.m. ET....
Canadian Researchers Receive Funding for Continuing AstroSat Science Investigations
Three Canadian researches have been awarded funding for 2022-23 science investigations using the AstroSat astronomy space based observatory. AstroSat was launched in Sept. 2015 and...
