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The birth of the HAWC

Written on November 7, 2022.

-By Hind Al-Abadleh, Jean-Pierre Blanchet, Adam Bourassa, and Kaley Walker- On October 18, 2022, The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced...

Space-based Earth Observations: The Government of Canada wants to hear from you!

Written on September 13, 2020.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is seeking input from interested stakeholders to support and inform the Government of Canada’s commitment to charting a new course for Space-based Earth Observations...

MOPITT – Measuring Pollution in the Troposphere for 20 Years

Written on December 21, 2019.

– By Prof. James R. Drummond, FRSC, Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University – Most scientific projects run for a few years and then the people involved move...

In Memoriam: Wayne Evans

Written on May 18, 2019.

Dr. Wayne Evans, Adjunct Professor in the Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science (CRESS) at York University from 1976 onwards, passed away in Seattle, Washington on April 27th, 2019. Although...

Banner image for The Lunar Atmosphere article by Paul Godin and all. Image shows a moon setting on the ocean, black and white image.

The Lunar Atmosphere: a surface-bounded exosphere that builds a record of delivery of water to the Earth’s oceans

Written on August 15, 2018.

– By Paul Godin, Jacob Kloos, Tue Giang Nguyen, Jasmeer Sangha, and John Moores, Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University – The moon has been and still is...

Photograph of the Curiosity rover on Mars

Watching the Dust and Clouds Lazily Float by During a Martian Summer

Written on September 1, 2017.

– By J.E. Moores, C.L. Smith and C.L. Campbell, York University – A scientific rover named Curiosity has been trundling around on Mars for the past 5 years, taking images of the atmosphere...