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.
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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.
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Crystal Ball Nebula: A Dying Star 1,500 Light-Years Away Has B...
June 10, 2026The detailed view of the Crystal Ball Nebula offers new insights into how stars shed material before death. (Read the full article)
Dino-killing asteroid may have fueled underground life for 8 m...
June 09, 2026The asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to... (Read the full article)
New image of the Crystal Ball Nebula captures the ‘spectacular...
June 08, 2026A new image showcases a dazzling celestial object — a star, paired with another, in the throes of... (Read the full article)
