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NASA plans an ambitious mission next week that Canadians say will provide a small boost to asteroid science.
Read More »Canadians Watch over DART Mission Deliberate Asteroid Impact for Science
New Western Conference Builds on Canadian Space Strategy Experience
It’s no coincidence that Western University named its upcoming conference “Space as a National Asset.” Space professor Sarah Gallagher, who is also the outgoing science advisor to the president of the Canadian Space Agency, told SpaceQ that the language comes from Canada’s space strategy.
Read More »Western Space Day 2022 – Full Blast!
On May 17th the Western Institute for Earth and Space Exploration (Western Space) hosted their annual Space Day in person.
Read More »The Canadian Space Agency funds four space exploration investigations
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded four researchers grants totalling $493,081 for four space exploration investigations.
Read More »Canadensys Lunar Rover Mission contract augmented and team revealed
Canadensys is vying to lead the first Lunar Rover Mission (LRM) for Canada. To that end it received a Phase A contract last fall from the Canadian Space Agency. That contract has now been augmented with an additional $270,000.
Read More »Titan bound Dragonfly rotorcraft concept undergoes flight tests
In 2027 NASA will send the unique Dragonfly rotorcraft to Saturn’s moon Titan. Designed specifically for the Titan atmosphere, a concept was tested in September 2021 in the Imperial Dunes of California.
Read More »The effect of climate change on Canadian trees and agriculture
On this weeks episode of the Earth and Space podcast we’re learning how climate change will effect trees and agriculture in Canada’s mid-to-northern latitudes.
Read More »Western Space’s new director will expand its strong space mandate
The new director of Western University's Earth and Space Exploration institute plans to push further into more space specialties while continuing to boost mentorship for young researchers and students. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Space, agriculture and Canadian climate change: a homecoming discussion
The role of space in helping combat climate change, along with in-situ examinations of plant response to global warming, came to the fore during a recent talk by Western University.
Read More »Perseids undergo a data fusion at Western University to learn more about this famous meteor shower
While amateur astronomers enjoy the spectacular sky show the Perseids meteor shower is putting on this month, scientists at Western University are using this "sky laboratory" to learn more about what happens as small rocks interact with the atmosphere. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
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