The Winchcombe meteorite, a rare carbonaceous meteorite which crashed onto a driveway in Gloucestershire in 2021, has been found to contain extra-terrestrial water and organic compounds that reveal insights into the origin of Earth’s oceans. A new stu …
Western Space
Final frontier has been PhD student’s first choice
Growing up watching Star Trek, Tanya Harrison wanted to be like Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott from the original series or Geordi La Forge from The Next Generation. And, in a roundabout way, she’s working on this intergalactic dream.
‘Supermoon Sunday’ rises at observatory
As the Moon slides completely into Earth’s shadow – a spectacle known as a total lunar eclipse – this weekend, Western will host ‘Supermoon Sunday,’ a public viewing and information night during the eclipse, from 8-11:30 p.m. Sunday at the Hume Cronyn Memorial...
CPSX providing rock-solid training for the final frontier
David Saint-Jacques calls it the perfect training scenario. This year was the fourth consecutive year Western’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) worked with the Canadian Space Agency to provide training in field geology – not only to students, but...
Meteorite impact craters may have hosted early life on Earth
A new study from Western explores the possibility that Earth’s earliest life forms may have been cultivated by a meteorite impact event.
Planetary scientists among four new CRCs
Call it a new era in the ‘space race.’
Trio tapped for planetary prize
Western Geology/Planetary Science graduate students Tanya Harrison, Cassandra Marion and Annemarie Pickersgill have been named among 15 international winners of the sixth Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) Career Development Award.
Meteor expert joins investigation into infamous ‘Windsor Hum’
The Government of Canada launched a new study today to identify the cause of the so-called ‘Windsor Hum,’ which will be conducted, in part, by renowned Western University astronomer Peter Brown.
CSA: Canada finds its space in space
As Western prepares to welcome delegates from academia, industry and government next week for the 2012 Canadian Space Summit, a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) official says thanks to scientists and researchers, like those affiliated with the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), Canada is well positioned to remain a major player on the global stage.
Next steps into the final frontier
In advance of the 2012 Canadian Space Summit, Western professors Gordon Osinski, Peter Brown and Phil Stooke speak about Canada’s – and the world’s – next steps into the final frontier.
1,000,000 Western Worlds fans can’t be wrong
Western Worlds is getting to be a crowded place. And Western’s Centre for Planetary Science & Exploration (CPSX) couldn’t be prouder.
Martian atlas maps what we know about the Red Planet … so far
For this self-described ‘Child of Apollo,’ there was no question where he would land one day.
Planetary cartographer releases Mars atlas
Award-winning Western planetary cartographer Philip Stooke will officially launch his latest project, “The International Atlas of Mars Exploration – The First Five Decades: 1953 to 2003”, on Wednesday.
Final frontier has been PhD student’s first choice
Growing up watching Star Trek, Tanya Harrison wanted to be like Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott from the original series or Geordi La Forge from The Next Generation. And, in a roundabout way, she’s working on this intergalactic dream.
‘Supermoon Sunday’ rises at observatory
As the Moon slides completely into Earth’s shadow – a spectacle known as a total lunar eclipse – this weekend, Western will host ‘Supermoon Sunday,’ a public viewing and information night during the eclipse, from 8-11:30 p.m. Sunday at the Hume Cronyn Memorial...
CPSX providing rock-solid training for the final frontier
David Saint-Jacques calls it the perfect training scenario. This year was the fourth consecutive year Western’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) worked with the Canadian Space Agency to provide training in field geology – not only to students, but...
Meteorite impact craters may have hosted early life on Earth
A new study from Western explores the possibility that Earth’s earliest life forms may have been cultivated by a meteorite impact event.
Planetary scientists among four new CRCs
Call it a new era in the ‘space race.’
Trio tapped for planetary prize
Western Geology/Planetary Science graduate students Tanya Harrison, Cassandra Marion and Annemarie Pickersgill have been named among 15 international winners of the sixth Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) Career Development Award.
Meteor expert joins investigation into infamous ‘Windsor Hum’
The Government of Canada launched a new study today to identify the cause of the so-called ‘Windsor Hum,’ which will be conducted, in part, by renowned Western University astronomer Peter Brown.
CSA: Canada finds its space in space
As Western prepares to welcome delegates from academia, industry and government next week for the 2012 Canadian Space Summit, a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) official says thanks to scientists and researchers, like those affiliated with the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), Canada is well positioned to remain a major player on the global stage.
Next steps into the final frontier
In advance of the 2012 Canadian Space Summit, Western professors Gordon Osinski, Peter Brown and Phil Stooke speak about Canada’s – and the world’s – next steps into the final frontier.
1,000,000 Western Worlds fans can’t be wrong
Western Worlds is getting to be a crowded place. And Western’s Centre for Planetary Science & Exploration (CPSX) couldn’t be prouder.
Martian atlas maps what we know about the Red Planet … so far
For this self-described ‘Child of Apollo,’ there was no question where he would land one day.
Planetary cartographer releases Mars atlas
Award-winning Western planetary cartographer Philip Stooke will officially launch his latest project, “The International Atlas of Mars Exploration – The First Five Decades: 1953 to 2003”, on Wednesday.