Western Space
@westernuspace.bsky.social
Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration
Interdisciplinary Research, Innovation and Training for 21st Century Explorers!
https://space.uwo.ca
Interdisciplinary Research, Innovation and Training for 21st Century Explorers!
https://space.uwo.ca
Join us for a Research & Media Workshop! Co-hosted with the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, it will focus on strengthening academics’ engagement with media + journalists.
When: March 4th, 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Where: D.B. Weldon Library, Scholar's Square
🔗 www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/resear...
When: March 4th, 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Where: D.B. Weldon Library, Scholar's Square
🔗 www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/resear...
February 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Join us for a Research & Media Workshop! Co-hosted with the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, it will focus on strengthening academics’ engagement with media + journalists.
When: March 4th, 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Where: D.B. Weldon Library, Scholar's Square
🔗 www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/resear...
When: March 4th, 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Where: D.B. Weldon Library, Scholar's Square
🔗 www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/resear...
Our next #CountdowntoArtemisII expert: Western Space Research Officer, Eric Pilles!
He is project manager of an asteroid-eating bacteria project with an int'l team of researchers incl. @westernu.ca Engineering Joshua Pearce + @romtoronto.bsky.social Ian Niklin. 🚀
🔗 news.westernu.ca/2024/10/eati...
He is project manager of an asteroid-eating bacteria project with an int'l team of researchers incl. @westernu.ca Engineering Joshua Pearce + @romtoronto.bsky.social Ian Niklin. 🚀
🔗 news.westernu.ca/2024/10/eati...
February 17, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Our next #CountdowntoArtemisII expert: Western Space Research Officer, Eric Pilles!
He is project manager of an asteroid-eating bacteria project with an int'l team of researchers incl. @westernu.ca Engineering Joshua Pearce + @romtoronto.bsky.social Ian Niklin. 🚀
🔗 news.westernu.ca/2024/10/eati...
He is project manager of an asteroid-eating bacteria project with an int'l team of researchers incl. @westernu.ca Engineering Joshua Pearce + @romtoronto.bsky.social Ian Niklin. 🚀
🔗 news.westernu.ca/2024/10/eati...
Remember to apply for Western Space's 2026 Undergraduate Summer Internships by Saturday, February 15th, 2026! You can apply for more than one project.
Learn more about each of the projects and how to apply here: space.uwo.ca/training/sum... 🚀
Learn more about each of the projects and how to apply here: space.uwo.ca/training/sum... 🚀
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Remember to apply for Western Space's 2026 Undergraduate Summer Internships by Saturday, February 15th, 2026! You can apply for more than one project.
Learn more about each of the projects and how to apply here: space.uwo.ca/training/sum... 🚀
Learn more about each of the projects and how to apply here: space.uwo.ca/training/sum... 🚀
We are pleased to support the @esa.int ExoMars + TGO/CaSSIS mission ops in the new Mission Control Facility! This team of @westernu.ca researchers, Western Earth Sci students + SherbrookeU students is planning images of #Mars using cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
#ExoMars #ESA
#ExoMars #ESA
February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
We are pleased to support the @esa.int ExoMars + TGO/CaSSIS mission ops in the new Mission Control Facility! This team of @westernu.ca researchers, Western Earth Sci students + SherbrookeU students is planning images of #Mars using cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
#ExoMars #ESA
#ExoMars #ESA
Meet our #ArtemisII Launch Party Speakers: @parshatipatel.bsky.social (Obruta Space) + Jack Hostrawser (Planetary Sci PhD Student, #WesternU)!
See you at 7:00 p.m. on Feb 6th at Forked River Brewing Company for an out-of-this-world event!
🔗 www.facebook.com/share/17w1bz...
See you at 7:00 p.m. on Feb 6th at Forked River Brewing Company for an out-of-this-world event!
🔗 www.facebook.com/share/17w1bz...
February 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Meet our #ArtemisII Launch Party Speakers: @parshatipatel.bsky.social (Obruta Space) + Jack Hostrawser (Planetary Sci PhD Student, #WesternU)!
See you at 7:00 p.m. on Feb 6th at Forked River Brewing Company for an out-of-this-world event!
🔗 www.facebook.com/share/17w1bz...
See you at 7:00 p.m. on Feb 6th at Forked River Brewing Company for an out-of-this-world event!
🔗 www.facebook.com/share/17w1bz...
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A nice piece by #CBC London about Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen's upcoming mission to the Moon! I was happy to share my thoughts #ldnont #ArtemisII #ToTheMoon @westernuearth.bsky.social @westernuspace.bsky.social @tvdsb.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Jeremy Hansen's historic space mission sends his hometown fans 'over the moon' | CBC News
The astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission could be off to space in as little as one week, including Ailsa Craig, Ont. native Jeremy Hansen. Hansen is set to become the first Canadian to fly to the m...
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February 1, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A nice piece by #CBC London about Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen's upcoming mission to the Moon! I was happy to share my thoughts #ldnont #ArtemisII #ToTheMoon @westernuearth.bsky.social @westernuspace.bsky.social @tvdsb.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Applications for Western Space's 2026 Undergraduate Summer Internships are now open! We are accepting applications until February 15th, and you can apply for more than one project 🚀
Learn more about each of the projects and how to apply here: space.uwo.ca/training/sum...
@westernu.ca
Learn more about each of the projects and how to apply here: space.uwo.ca/training/sum...
@westernu.ca
January 30, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Applications for Western Space's 2026 Undergraduate Summer Internships are now open! We are accepting applications until February 15th, and you can apply for more than one project 🚀
Learn more about each of the projects and how to apply here: space.uwo.ca/training/sum...
@westernu.ca
Learn more about each of the projects and how to apply here: space.uwo.ca/training/sum...
@westernu.ca
Our next #CountdowntoArtemisII expert: #WesternU planetary geo PhD candidate, Jack Hostrawser!
His research on impact cratering, remote field training and his work with astronauts provides unique insight into what the #ArtemisII crew will see on their historic journey.
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His research on impact cratering, remote field training and his work with astronauts provides unique insight into what the #ArtemisII crew will see on their historic journey.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Our next #CountdowntoArtemisII expert: #WesternU planetary geo PhD candidate, Jack Hostrawser!
His research on impact cratering, remote field training and his work with astronauts provides unique insight into what the #ArtemisII crew will see on their historic journey.
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His research on impact cratering, remote field training and his work with astronauts provides unique insight into what the #ArtemisII crew will see on their historic journey.
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My latest article for via @ca.theconversation.com on the upcoming #ArtemisII mission!
Artemis II: The first human mission to the moon in 54 years launches soon — with a Canadian on board
theconversation.com/artemis-ii-t...
@westernuearth.bsky.social @westernuspace.bsky.social
Artemis II: The first human mission to the moon in 54 years launches soon — with a Canadian on board
theconversation.com/artemis-ii-t...
@westernuearth.bsky.social @westernuspace.bsky.social
Artemis II: The first human mission to the moon in 54 years launches soon — with a Canadian on board
Jeremy Hansen will be the first non-American to fly to the moon — and will make Canada only the second country in the world to send an astronaut into deep space.
theconversation.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
My latest article for via @ca.theconversation.com on the upcoming #ArtemisII mission!
Artemis II: The first human mission to the moon in 54 years launches soon — with a Canadian on board
theconversation.com/artemis-ii-t...
@westernuearth.bsky.social @westernuspace.bsky.social
Artemis II: The first human mission to the moon in 54 years launches soon — with a Canadian on board
theconversation.com/artemis-ii-t...
@westernuearth.bsky.social @westernuspace.bsky.social
We are ready for the #ArtemisII launch!🚀
Western Space has partnered with the Forked River Brewing Company for a special #ArtemisII launch party. Join us on Feb 6th and watch humanity’s first return to the Moon in over 50 years!
See post for details!
#TeamHansen #ToTheMoon
Western Space has partnered with the Forked River Brewing Company for a special #ArtemisII launch party. Join us on Feb 6th and watch humanity’s first return to the Moon in over 50 years!
See post for details!
#TeamHansen #ToTheMoon
January 29, 2026 at 4:35 PM
We are ready for the #ArtemisII launch!🚀
Western Space has partnered with the Forked River Brewing Company for a special #ArtemisII launch party. Join us on Feb 6th and watch humanity’s first return to the Moon in over 50 years!
See post for details!
#TeamHansen #ToTheMoon
Western Space has partnered with the Forked River Brewing Company for a special #ArtemisII launch party. Join us on Feb 6th and watch humanity’s first return to the Moon in over 50 years!
See post for details!
#TeamHansen #ToTheMoon
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster, and the loss of all seven crew on board. Space.com revisits this tragedy and the lessons learned for modern times with far more frequent launches.
Read the article www.space.com/space-explor...
@pbarmby.bsky.social
Read the article www.space.com/space-explor...
@pbarmby.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster, and the loss of all seven crew on board. Space.com revisits this tragedy and the lessons learned for modern times with far more frequent launches.
Read the article www.space.com/space-explor...
@pbarmby.bsky.social
Read the article www.space.com/space-explor...
@pbarmby.bsky.social
#WesternU ingenuity is going to the Moon.
Led by @westernu.ca Engineering prof Jayshri Sabarinathan, a team of researchers + industry partners were selected by the CSA to develop a compact dual-camera imager to investigate the resources + properties of the Moon.
🔗 news.westernu.ca/2026/01/dual...
Led by @westernu.ca Engineering prof Jayshri Sabarinathan, a team of researchers + industry partners were selected by the CSA to develop a compact dual-camera imager to investigate the resources + properties of the Moon.
🔗 news.westernu.ca/2026/01/dual...
January 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
#WesternU ingenuity is going to the Moon.
Led by @westernu.ca Engineering prof Jayshri Sabarinathan, a team of researchers + industry partners were selected by the CSA to develop a compact dual-camera imager to investigate the resources + properties of the Moon.
🔗 news.westernu.ca/2026/01/dual...
Led by @westernu.ca Engineering prof Jayshri Sabarinathan, a team of researchers + industry partners were selected by the CSA to develop a compact dual-camera imager to investigate the resources + properties of the Moon.
🔗 news.westernu.ca/2026/01/dual...
Meet our next #CountdowntoArtemisII Expert: Mary Preville, Associate Consultant with CFN Consultants & former Vice President of the Canadian Space Agency.
Mary was a key negotiator in securing Canada's spot on the Artemis II mission - set to launch in less than three weeks🚀
Learn more ⬇️
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Mary was a key negotiator in securing Canada's spot on the Artemis II mission - set to launch in less than three weeks🚀
Learn more ⬇️
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January 21, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Meet our next #CountdowntoArtemisII Expert: Mary Preville, Associate Consultant with CFN Consultants & former Vice President of the Canadian Space Agency.
Mary was a key negotiator in securing Canada's spot on the Artemis II mission - set to launch in less than three weeks🚀
Learn more ⬇️
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Mary was a key negotiator in securing Canada's spot on the Artemis II mission - set to launch in less than three weeks🚀
Learn more ⬇️
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Congrats to #WesternU's Denis Vida on his recognition in London's Top 20 Under 40!
This award is presented by London Inc Magazine in recognition of those moving the city forward through professional achievement + community contributions.
🔗https://londonincmagazine.ca/2026/01/08/20-under-40-2006/
This award is presented by London Inc Magazine in recognition of those moving the city forward through professional achievement + community contributions.
🔗https://londonincmagazine.ca/2026/01/08/20-under-40-2006/
January 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Congrats to #WesternU's Denis Vida on his recognition in London's Top 20 Under 40!
This award is presented by London Inc Magazine in recognition of those moving the city forward through professional achievement + community contributions.
🔗https://londonincmagazine.ca/2026/01/08/20-under-40-2006/
This award is presented by London Inc Magazine in recognition of those moving the city forward through professional achievement + community contributions.
🔗https://londonincmagazine.ca/2026/01/08/20-under-40-2006/
Welcome to 2026!
#WesternU Physics and Astro prof @pgbrown2.bsky.social was recently featured on CBC discussing some exciting upcoming events in space, including a visiting comet, a mission to the moon, + meteor showers.
🔗https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2026-space-stories-9.7017905
#WesternU Physics and Astro prof @pgbrown2.bsky.social was recently featured on CBC discussing some exciting upcoming events in space, including a visiting comet, a mission to the moon, + meteor showers.
🔗https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2026-space-stories-9.7017905
January 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Welcome to 2026!
#WesternU Physics and Astro prof @pgbrown2.bsky.social was recently featured on CBC discussing some exciting upcoming events in space, including a visiting comet, a mission to the moon, + meteor showers.
🔗https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2026-space-stories-9.7017905
#WesternU Physics and Astro prof @pgbrown2.bsky.social was recently featured on CBC discussing some exciting upcoming events in space, including a visiting comet, a mission to the moon, + meteor showers.
🔗https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2026-space-stories-9.7017905
We at Western Space would like to wish you all happy holidays, and to reflect on an incredible year of interdisciplinary advancements in space research, new partnerships and collaborations. Thank you to all of our members for continued support.
We look forward to seeing you all in 2026!
We look forward to seeing you all in 2026!
December 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We at Western Space would like to wish you all happy holidays, and to reflect on an incredible year of interdisciplinary advancements in space research, new partnerships and collaborations. Thank you to all of our members for continued support.
We look forward to seeing you all in 2026!
We look forward to seeing you all in 2026!
Meet our 1st #CountdowntoArtemisII expert: "Training astronauts using terrestrial analogues" with @drcrater.bsky.social prof of #EarthSci at @westernu.ca.
Oz specializes in impact cratering processes, and takes astronauts through field expeditions in impact craters.
🔗www.spacerocks.ca
Oz specializes in impact cratering processes, and takes astronauts through field expeditions in impact craters.
🔗www.spacerocks.ca
December 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Meet our 1st #CountdowntoArtemisII expert: "Training astronauts using terrestrial analogues" with @drcrater.bsky.social prof of #EarthSci at @westernu.ca.
Oz specializes in impact cratering processes, and takes astronauts through field expeditions in impact craters.
🔗www.spacerocks.ca
Oz specializes in impact cratering processes, and takes astronauts through field expeditions in impact craters.
🔗www.spacerocks.ca
🌪️A Radar technique has been applied to study tornado tracks in forested areas for the 1st time by @westernu.ca ES prof @planetneish.bsky.social + co-authors Sophia Slabon + Connell Miller at the Canadian Severe Storms Lab.
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07038992.2025.2579315#abstract
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07038992.2025.2579315#abstract
December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🌪️A Radar technique has been applied to study tornado tracks in forested areas for the 1st time by @westernu.ca ES prof @planetneish.bsky.social + co-authors Sophia Slabon + Connell Miller at the Canadian Severe Storms Lab.
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07038992.2025.2579315#abstract
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07038992.2025.2579315#abstract
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Join us for the next public night!
December 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Join us for the next public night!
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Presentations are live!
You can now watch all 6 presentations for this year's Annual Fall Lecture Series, "Connecting Research to the Public Good" on our YouTube channel! Take a look and join the conversation!
Full event details: www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/connec...
You can now watch all 6 presentations for this year's Annual Fall Lecture Series, "Connecting Research to the Public Good" on our YouTube channel! Take a look and join the conversation!
Full event details: www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/connec...
Connecting Research to the Public Good 2025 - YouTube
The Public Good and higher education are traversing constantly-shifting political, economic, and social terrain. What role do we have — as academic researche...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Presentations are live!
You can now watch all 6 presentations for this year's Annual Fall Lecture Series, "Connecting Research to the Public Good" on our YouTube channel! Take a look and join the conversation!
Full event details: www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/connec...
You can now watch all 6 presentations for this year's Annual Fall Lecture Series, "Connecting Research to the Public Good" on our YouTube channel! Take a look and join the conversation!
Full event details: www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/connec...
Are you counting down to the Artemis II launch & wondering what expertise goes into space exploration? It’s not just rocket science!
Tune into our Countdown to Artemis II series, where we'll take you through some of the space research & activities underway by members of Western Space!
Tune into our Countdown to Artemis II series, where we'll take you through some of the space research & activities underway by members of Western Space!
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Are you counting down to the Artemis II launch & wondering what expertise goes into space exploration? It’s not just rocket science!
Tune into our Countdown to Artemis II series, where we'll take you through some of the space research & activities underway by members of Western Space!
Tune into our Countdown to Artemis II series, where we'll take you through some of the space research & activities underway by members of Western Space!
#WesternU earth science prof planetneish.bsky.social
was recently featured in CBC on moss that survived outside the International Space Station for 9 months. How did it survive, and what are the implications for human space exploration?
🔗https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-moss-9.6984791
was recently featured in CBC on moss that survived outside the International Space Station for 9 months. How did it survive, and what are the implications for human space exploration?
🔗https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-moss-9.6984791
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#WesternU earth science prof planetneish.bsky.social
was recently featured in CBC on moss that survived outside the International Space Station for 9 months. How did it survive, and what are the implications for human space exploration?
🔗https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-moss-9.6984791
was recently featured in CBC on moss that survived outside the International Space Station for 9 months. How did it survive, and what are the implications for human space exploration?
🔗https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-moss-9.6984791
An international team of scientists, including @westernu.ca Physics and Astro professor Stan Metchev recently published an article on the discovery of dust storms on a 'Super Jupiter'-sized low-mass brown dwarf, orbiting a nearby star.
Read more here: news.westernu.ca/2025/12/brow...
Read more here: news.westernu.ca/2025/12/brow...
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
An international team of scientists, including @westernu.ca Physics and Astro professor Stan Metchev recently published an article on the discovery of dust storms on a 'Super Jupiter'-sized low-mass brown dwarf, orbiting a nearby star.
Read more here: news.westernu.ca/2025/12/brow...
Read more here: news.westernu.ca/2025/12/brow...
Today the Blue Skies Space Mauve satellite successfully launched aboard SpaceX Transporter-15!
Mauve is on a 3-year mission to study stars + how their activity affects the habitability of exoplanets with support from @westernu.ca Physics + Astro prof Aaron Sigut.
🔗 bssl.space/blue-skies-s...
Mauve is on a 3-year mission to study stars + how their activity affects the habitability of exoplanets with support from @westernu.ca Physics + Astro prof Aaron Sigut.
🔗 bssl.space/blue-skies-s...
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Today the Blue Skies Space Mauve satellite successfully launched aboard SpaceX Transporter-15!
Mauve is on a 3-year mission to study stars + how their activity affects the habitability of exoplanets with support from @westernu.ca Physics + Astro prof Aaron Sigut.
🔗 bssl.space/blue-skies-s...
Mauve is on a 3-year mission to study stars + how their activity affects the habitability of exoplanets with support from @westernu.ca Physics + Astro prof Aaron Sigut.
🔗 bssl.space/blue-skies-s...
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A year and a half ago, I attended an Earth Observation workshop sponsored by @westernuspace.bsky.social. There was a talk about tornadoes that got me thinking - could we detect and characterize tornado tracks with synthetic aperture radar?
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A year and a half ago, I attended an Earth Observation workshop sponsored by @westernuspace.bsky.social. There was a talk about tornadoes that got me thinking - could we detect and characterize tornado tracks with synthetic aperture radar?