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...

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?

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!

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

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...

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

Each year, we come together to honour all who have served our country in times of war, conflict, and peace. #WesternU has been associated with Canada's armed forces throughout our shared history, and many of our members serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. #LestWeForget #LdnOnt

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! 👇 1/2

We are excited to see @westernu.ca Physics and Astro professor and Western Space faculty member Pauline Barmby speak next week on mega constellations - check out her talk details below!

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⬇️ 1/2

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...

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

Welcome to Science Literacy Week 2025! 🚀🪐 Championed by the Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC) the goal of #ScienceLiteracyWeek is to celebrate Canadian science, inspire curiosity, and support STEM-related public engagement initiatives. Learn more: www.scienceliteracy.ca/about/

We welcomed @westernu.ca alumni + the public at the #WesternHoco tours on September 27th! Researchers from Western Space and @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social gave a great overview of the space and philosophy research happening at Western. Thanks to @westernuAlumni for organizing the event!

It’s official, we are all in! Join us as we continue to drive impactful change for Canada and the world. There's so much to be proud of and so much more to do. #AllinWesternU Learn more: allin.westernu.ca?utm_medium=s...

In partnership with the @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social, the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration will be participating in Western's annual Homecoming celebrations on Saturday, September 27th! Register by September 23rd here: www.westernconnect.ca/site/Calenda...

An international team of nearly 100 researchers, including @westernu.ca adjunct professor Auriane Egal + professor Denis Vida published the first-ever comprehensive study of an asteroid's journey from space down to impact on earth. ☄️ Read the full story here: news.westernu.ca/2025/09/plan...

Are you attending EPSC - DPS Joint Meeting in Finland next week? Come visit Western Space at Booth #14! Learn more about the conference here: epsc-dps2025.eu #WesternU #WesternuSpace #ESPCDPS2025 #finland #spacesciences @europlanetmedia.bsky.social @aas.org

Welcome back Western Space! We are looking forward to another great year of activities, opportunities and more to bring to our membership. Follow along on our website at www.space.uwo.ca

An international team including @westernu.ca profs Jan Cami and Els Peeters discovered new molecules in images of the Butterfly Nebula collected by #JWST! Learn more here: news.westernu.ca/2025/08/webb...

Congratulations to recent @westernu.ca PhD geology graduate James Burley on the official naming of the Martian crater Tokmok! 🛰️ Learn more about this research here: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023LPIC... Learn more about Tokmok crater here: planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/16402

Western Space is attending the Europlanet Science Congress - Division for Planetary Sciences joint annual meeting from Sept. 7-12th in Helsinki, Finland! Visit booth #14 to learn about our researchers, projects & opportunities for collaboration. @europlanetmedia.bsky.social @westernu.ca

@westernu.ca Global Meteor Network researchers are using cameras to tackle aviation-induced climate change in real-time caused by condensation trails, or contrails for short. ✈️ Learn more here: www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic...

How can you study impact craters like an astronaut? It's easier than you may think. Planetary science prof @planetneish.bsky.social + her grad students recently conducted analogue studies at Meteor Crater to assess the feasibility of in-situ tools that will be used by astronauts. Learn more below:

The asteroid 2024 YR4, studied by scientists for its likelihood of impacting earth in 2032, is now predicted to have a greater chance of hitting the Moon. @westernu.ca prof Paul Wiegert spoke to CNN about the significance of this once in a 5,000 year event. Learn more below:

📢 #WesternU instructors, Did you know that you can give students free & easy access to your Course Readings? Our service is one way you can help alleviate rising costs & provide more equitable access to higher education. Find out more 👇 lib.uwo.ca/coursereadin...

Sarah Gallagher, director of Western Space took @spaceqmedia.bsky.social through mission control's diverse functionality and discussed current and future plans for the facility. Read the full article below: spaceq.ca/mission-cont...

The Perseid Meteor Shower is getting started tonight! While it peaks in mid-August, it is one of the best meteor showers all year ☄️ The meteors are visible streaking from the Perseus Constellation region of the sky, and originate from the 109P/Swift-Tuttle comet.

I am so happy and proud of my PhD student Ananya Srivastava who has been awarded an uber prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 😀🎉 @westernu.ca @westernuspace.bsky.social news.westernu.ca/2025/07/vani...

Super excited for my #PhD student Simona Ruso who is defending her thesis today on the characterization of subglacial channels on Earth & Mars 😀 @westernuspace.bsky.social @westernu.ca

Congratulations to @westernu.ca PhD Geology student Ananya Srivastava for being selected as one of the recipients of the prestigious 2025 Vanier Graduate Scholarships! 🚀 Learn more: news.westernu.ca/2025/07/vani...

On June 20th, some of the Skylark CubeSat team visited the Gr. 6 students at the Eva Circe-Cote French Immersion Public School in St. Thomas! The students got to learn all about cubesats designed & built at Western University. Thank you to the ECC FIPS School for hosting them! @westernu.ca

We are proud to celebrate the official launch of the Western Space Mission Control Facility! This facility provides a multifaceted workspace for analogue missions + remote imagery planning sessions to support interdisciplinary space research objectives. news.westernu.ca/2025/06/west...

After nearly 50 entries and much deliberation, we are pleased to announce the winner of the Western Skylark cubesat mission patch design competition - Manel Mihalj! Thank you the all those who participated! Check out the patch and the inspiration for the design below.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Marc Garneau, the first Canadian in space. He represented determination, perseverance, and curiosity that inspired many young Canadians and aspiring astronauts around the world. We at Western Space send our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

We are pleased to be represented by @westernuspace.bsky.social Research Officer, @epilles.bsky.social at the upcoming Space Canada Horizons event. He will be highlighting ongoing research initiatives on multi-modal methane emission monitoring taking place at Western University. space-horizons.ca

Thanks to all our academic presenters and students who shared their work at Space Day 2025! From exploring impact craters on earth, to wearable mechatronic systems, to studying how black holes form, we enjoyed hearing all about their engaging and interdisciplinary research. @westernu.bsky.social

Space Day 2025 was a great success! We'd like to extend special thanks to our keynote speaker @weinersmith.bsky.social, and our panelists @aerospacewriter.bsky.social, @katehowells.bsky.social, and Helen Gregory for their participation in our Art and Space-themed Space Day! @westernu.bsky.social

It was our absolute pleasure!

Enjoying a great talk - the keynote for @westernuspace.bsky.social Space Day - by Dr Kelly @weinersmith.bsky.social on the fascinating book “A City on Mars”

I'm giving a talk about A City on Mars tonight as part of @westernuspace.bsky.social 's Space Day 2025 in London, Ontario! And there is a panel on the intersection of art and space exploration earlier in the day. You can register here: space.uwo.ca/events/space...

We are 1 week away from Space Day 2025! 🚀 We are joined this year by an incredible array of authors, scientists, artists, curators, and more to explore the intersection of art & space! From our panel to our keynote, we are looking forward to this exciting event. Learn more about the event below!

I will be on a panel next Wednesday as part of #SpaceDay2025 hosted by @westernuspace.bsky.social. We will be discussing this year's Space Day theme of "Exploring the Intersection of Art and Space". The evening keynote speaker is @weinersmith.bsky.social Hugo Award winning author of A CITY ON MARS.

We are excited to announce our panelists for Space Day 2025! 🌎 This year's panel will focus on "Exploring the relationship of art & pop culture with space exploration." Our panelists include writers, curators, scientists, & artists who will bring their diverse perspectives to the event!

Happy Earth Day from Western Space 🌱 We at Western Space celebrate, support, and promote scientific earth and space-based research. This includes our recent RECAP event that was focused on how we can use Earth Observation data to support solutions to vegetation problems. Learn more below!

We are excited to announce our Keynote Speaker for Space Day 2025: Dr. Kelly Weinersmith! 🚀 Dr. Weinersmith will give a talk on “A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?” Learn more here: space.uwo.ca/events/space...

Join us on May 7th for our annual Space Day! This year's theme is Exploring the Intersection of Art + Space, + we will hear from a variety of fascinating authors, scientists, curators + more in this field! Stay tuned for more info 🚀 Learn more + RSVP here: space.uwo.ca/events/space...

@westernu.bsky.social Physics & Astro Prof & @westernuspace.bsky.social Director Sarah Gallagher spoke on CBC/Radio-Canada on the scheduled retirement of the ESA Gaia Spacecraft 🛰️ that's been instrumental in mapping the Milky Way Galaxy. Check out the full article here: www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

Attention Undergraduate students 🚀 The deadline to submit an application to one of our four summer internship positions is on March 21st, 2025. Don't forget to get your application in, and check out more on the projects at the link below! space.uwo.ca/training/sum... @westernu.bsky.social

There's a #LunarEclipse tonight! If you're in the dark region here, and if you have a view of the Moon at the right time, you'll see the eclipse. Check www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna... for more info and timings for the eclipse in your location. (Here on the East Coast, totality peaks around 3am.)