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
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...
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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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
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...
We had a great time at the GIS Days Open House event 🗺️ Thanks @westernu.ca Libraries for hosting - we can't wait till next year!
Whether it was seeing the surface of the Moon + Mars in 3D like never before, or finding Perseverance Rover in Martian I Spy, let us know your favourite part!
Whether it was seeing the surface of the Moon + Mars in 3D like never before, or finding Perseverance Rover in Martian I Spy, let us know your favourite part!
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We had a great time at the GIS Days Open House event 🗺️ Thanks @westernu.ca Libraries for hosting - we can't wait till next year!
Whether it was seeing the surface of the Moon + Mars in 3D like never before, or finding Perseverance Rover in Martian I Spy, let us know your favourite part!
Whether it was seeing the surface of the Moon + Mars in 3D like never before, or finding Perseverance Rover in Martian I Spy, let us know your favourite part!
Want to learn more about Amateur Radio (AR)?
Tune into a session hosted by the @westernu.ca Skylark CubeSat team with a live demo from the London Amateur Radio Club!
📡 Nov 27th at 12:30 p.m.
📡ACEB 1410
📡Open to all western students interested in AR
Learn more about Skylark: tinyurl.com/2pef2w2m
Tune into a session hosted by the @westernu.ca Skylark CubeSat team with a live demo from the London Amateur Radio Club!
📡 Nov 27th at 12:30 p.m.
📡ACEB 1410
📡Open to all western students interested in AR
Learn more about Skylark: tinyurl.com/2pef2w2m
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Want to learn more about Amateur Radio (AR)?
Tune into a session hosted by the @westernu.ca Skylark CubeSat team with a live demo from the London Amateur Radio Club!
📡 Nov 27th at 12:30 p.m.
📡ACEB 1410
📡Open to all western students interested in AR
Learn more about Skylark: tinyurl.com/2pef2w2m
Tune into a session hosted by the @westernu.ca Skylark CubeSat team with a live demo from the London Amateur Radio Club!
📡 Nov 27th at 12:30 p.m.
📡ACEB 1410
📡Open to all western students interested in AR
Learn more about Skylark: tinyurl.com/2pef2w2m
Are you interested in learning more about GIS tools and how they contribute to research, innovation, learning?
Come visit the Western Space booth in-person at the GIS Days Open House event Wed., Nov. 19th from 10am-4pm at Weldon Library!
Learn more: gisdays-westernu.hub.arcgis.com/pages/networ...
Come visit the Western Space booth in-person at the GIS Days Open House event Wed., Nov. 19th from 10am-4pm at Weldon Library!
Learn more: gisdays-westernu.hub.arcgis.com/pages/networ...
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Are you interested in learning more about GIS tools and how they contribute to research, innovation, learning?
Come visit the Western Space booth in-person at the GIS Days Open House event Wed., Nov. 19th from 10am-4pm at Weldon Library!
Learn more: gisdays-westernu.hub.arcgis.com/pages/networ...
Come visit the Western Space booth in-person at the GIS Days Open House event Wed., Nov. 19th from 10am-4pm at Weldon Library!
Learn more: gisdays-westernu.hub.arcgis.com/pages/networ...
We are pleased to be represented at the Space Canada SpaceBound conference by @westernu.ca Sarah Gallagher & Matt Thompson!
They will be available to chat about ongoing interdisciplinary space research & partnership opportunities at Western.
Learn more: space-bound.ca
They will be available to chat about ongoing interdisciplinary space research & partnership opportunities at Western.
Learn more: space-bound.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We are pleased to be represented at the Space Canada SpaceBound conference by @westernu.ca Sarah Gallagher & Matt Thompson!
They will be available to chat about ongoing interdisciplinary space research & partnership opportunities at Western.
Learn more: space-bound.ca
They will be available to chat about ongoing interdisciplinary space research & partnership opportunities at Western.
Learn more: space-bound.ca
Happy Halloween from Western Space! 🎃👻
Join us on a Halloween Haunt through our solar neighborhood, and see just a few of the spooky features that are hidden in our backyard.
You can learn more about each of the features above through their corresponding links below! 👇
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Join us on a Halloween Haunt through our solar neighborhood, and see just a few of the spooky features that are hidden in our backyard.
You can learn more about each of the features above through their corresponding links below! 👇
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October 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Happy Halloween from Western Space! 🎃👻
Join us on a Halloween Haunt through our solar neighborhood, and see just a few of the spooky features that are hidden in our backyard.
You can learn more about each of the features above through their corresponding links below! 👇
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Join us on a Halloween Haunt through our solar neighborhood, and see just a few of the spooky features that are hidden in our backyard.
You can learn more about each of the features above through their corresponding links below! 👇
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Day 5 #SLW Highlight: Global Meteor Network (GMN) Outreach Program ☄️
The GMN, an international meteor-observing initiative, has an outreach program designed to engage youth across the STEAM fields by providing hands-on experience learning about meteor science!
Learn more below⬇️
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The GMN, an international meteor-observing initiative, has an outreach program designed to engage youth across the STEAM fields by providing hands-on experience learning about meteor science!
Learn more below⬇️
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October 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Day 5 #SLW Highlight: Global Meteor Network (GMN) Outreach Program ☄️
The GMN, an international meteor-observing initiative, has an outreach program designed to engage youth across the STEAM fields by providing hands-on experience learning about meteor science!
Learn more below⬇️
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The GMN, an international meteor-observing initiative, has an outreach program designed to engage youth across the STEAM fields by providing hands-on experience learning about meteor science!
Learn more below⬇️
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Day 4 of #SLW: @westernu.ca Engineering prof Ana Luisa Trejos recently spoke on the CBC Quirks & Quarks 50th anniversary show!
Hosted at the @perimeterinstitute.ca, she discussed the future of science + insights on advancements in automation + robotics.
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w63q...
Hosted at the @perimeterinstitute.ca, she discussed the future of science + insights on advancements in automation + robotics.
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w63q...
October 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Day 4 of #SLW: @westernu.ca Engineering prof Ana Luisa Trejos recently spoke on the CBC Quirks & Quarks 50th anniversary show!
Hosted at the @perimeterinstitute.ca, she discussed the future of science + insights on advancements in automation + robotics.
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w63q...
Hosted at the @perimeterinstitute.ca, she discussed the future of science + insights on advancements in automation + robotics.
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w63q...
Day 3 of #ScienceLiteracyWeek: Misinformation tactics📚
A big component of science literacy is to be able to navigate the information we encounter - and ensure we are able to tell true from false!
Learn more about identifying misinformation here: tinyurl.com/bdaprz4p
A big component of science literacy is to be able to navigate the information we encounter - and ensure we are able to tell true from false!
Learn more about identifying misinformation here: tinyurl.com/bdaprz4p
October 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Day 3 of #ScienceLiteracyWeek: Misinformation tactics📚
A big component of science literacy is to be able to navigate the information we encounter - and ensure we are able to tell true from false!
Learn more about identifying misinformation here: tinyurl.com/bdaprz4p
A big component of science literacy is to be able to navigate the information we encounter - and ensure we are able to tell true from false!
Learn more about identifying misinformation here: tinyurl.com/bdaprz4p