The Institute for Earth and Space Exploration
We aim to launch Western into space and bring space down to Earth. Our mission is to enhance our understanding of space, from our Solar System to the Universe, and tackle humanity’s biggest challenges.
Western Space fosters a supportive environment for interdisciplinary research teams and our partners, encouraging collaborative research, innovation and growth in the space field. As a leader in Earth and space innovation, we advance space technology, develop new data analysis methods, create remote health-care solutions and shape space policy.
112
members, including 47 faculty, 44 trainees & 21 partners, collaborators and staff
8
Western faculties represented through our members
24
prestigious awards, including 8 Research Chairs, 4 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, 2 Distinguished University Professors & 4 Faculty Scholars
Our members
Western Space brings researchers together from across Western and beyond to foster collaborative research and advance growth in the space field.
Meet our membersResearch & innovation
Western Space fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and research to explore frontiers on Earth and in space, enhancing our understanding of the Universe.
Learn morePartnerships
Through mutually beneficial partnerships, Western Space helps advance technology, commercialize innovations, and address major societal challenges.
Learn moreTraining
To equip early career researchers with the skills needed to shape their field's future, Western Space hosts and supports several training opportunities for undergrad and grad students.
Learn moreNews
NASA reveals first plans for a moon base
May 28, 2026Lunar base could span more than 100 kilometres and involves several commercial partners (Read the full article)
A Fiery Visitor From Space Photo-Bombs an Erupting Volcano
May 26, 2026For a split second, a fireball outshone the rivers of molten lava flowing from the Philippines’ most... (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)
