Planetary Science and Astronomy
Western astrophysicists predict origins of unexpected space objects
March 06, 2025Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where... (Read the full article)
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January 29, 2025OSIRIS-REx sample includes building blocks of proteins and DNA, evidence of water (Read the full article)
When the Moon Met Canada
April 10, 2026Canada’s technical expertise in space robotics got the country a seat to the moon, and then its... (Read the full article)
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January 29, 2025OSIRIS-REx sample includes building blocks of proteins and DNA, evidence of water (Read the full article)
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January 29, 2025OSIRIS-REx sample includes building blocks of proteins and DNA, evidence of water (Read the full article)
Western astrophysicists predict origins of unexpected space objects
March 06, 2025Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where... (Read the full article)
A strange light appeared the night sky over southern Ontario on Tuesday. Here’s what experts say it was
August 14, 2025Andy Collins was visiting family in Tweed, Ont. where they were stargazing to catch a glimpse of the... (Read the full article)
Western scientists and international collaborators find new way to study near-Earth asteroids
March 03, 2022In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a... (Read the full article)
Western News looks back: Celebrating 2024
March 03, 2022It was a big year for Western. From life-changing research discoveries to awards to athletic... (Read the full article)
The science of the solar eclipse
April 03, 2024On April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible from a narrow path that stretches from Mexico to... (Read the full article)
Saturn’s largest moon most likely non-habitable: Western study
February 14, 2024A study led by Western astrobiologist Catherine Neish shows the subsurface ocean of Titan – the... (Read the full article)
Cutting-edge Western science research highlights role of collaboration
March 03, 2022Discovering new molecules in space. Creating a salmonella vaccine for poultry – from plants.... (Read the full article)
Tour de force: Western Space researchers chart Orion Nebula like never before
May 14, 2024Western University astrophysicists Els Peeters and Jan Cami and postdoctoral and graduate researchers Ryan... (Read the full article)
Researchers find destruction of oceans’ worth of water per month in Orion Nebula
February 23, 2024An international team, including Western astrophysicists Els Peeters and Jan Cami, has found the... (Read the full article)
Western space experts test new rover instrument
May 29, 2024Western planetary geologists Livio Tornabene and Gordon Osinski are leading an international team to better... (Read the full article)
Hubble traces “string of pearls” star clusters in galaxy collisions
February 08, 2024Galaxy collisions do not destroy stars, though this might seem to contradict conventional wisdom, not to... (Read the full article)
Meteorite impact leaves rare rocks and evidence of extreme heat at remote lake in Quebec
July 24, 2024Gordon Osinski, Neeraja Chinchalkar, the research technician at Western’s Earth and Planetary... (Read the full article)
Western astrophysicists predict origins of unexpected space objects
March 03, 2022Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where... (Read the full article)
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