Meet Erik Halliwell, a Engineering at Alberta graduate student who’s pushing boundaries in aerospace innovation. As the student lead of the PEPPER-X mission, Erik and his team successfully designed and launched space weather research instruments on a NASA rocket—marking a historic first

Makenna Kuzyk, an aspiring astronaut and U of A engineering graduate, has received the Order of the White Rose from Polytechnique Montréal, commemorating the 14 young women lost in the 1989 École Polytechnique tragedy. Dedicated to advancing microgravity research, Kuzyk aspires

Check out how Chris Herd and other Canadian scientists explain the unique value of samples from asteroid Bennu: cbc.ca/news/science/a…

The first-ever meteorite to land in P.E.I. is now part of the U of A Meteorite Collection! Meteorite expert Chris Herd Chris Herd analyzed the Charlottetown Meteorite, one of the rare recorded cases of a meteorite hitting the ground. ualberta.ca/en/newtrail/re…

It was a real pleasure to talk with AlbertaSat, the students of the University of Alberta’s CUBICS team today. Learn more about Canadian Space Agency's #CUBICS initiative: asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites…

J'ai eu le plaisir de discuter avec les étudiants de AlbertaSat, l'équipe CUBICS de l'University of Alberta, aujourd'hui. Pour en savoir plus sur l'initiative #CUBICS de l'Agence spatiale canadienne : asc-csa.gc.ca/fra/satellites…

Recruitment for CaNoRock XXIV is now open! This might be the last CaNoRock Mission. Info Session on Tue, Feb 11, 12:00–13:00, in DICE, 8-207. Applications due 11:59pm, Feb 12, 2025. More information online at: isset.ca/canorock

On Tuesday astronaut Joshua Kutryk , MC'd by our own Dr. Shawna Pandya , spoke to a full auditorium of University of Alberta students and alumni about becoming an astronaut and the future of space exploration. The young future students had the best questions. Thank you Canadian Space Agency !

Recruitment for CaNoRock XXIV is now open! This might be the last CaNoRock Mission. Info Session on Tue, Feb 11, 12:00–13:00, in DICE, 8-207. Applications due 11:59pm, Feb 12, 2025. More information online at: isset.ca/canorock

Don't miss the chance to apply for CaNoRock XXIV! This might be the last CaNoRock Mission. Info Session on Tue, Feb 11, 12:00–13:00, in DICE, 8-207. Applications due 11:59pm, Feb 12, 2025. More information online at: isset.ca/canorock

Don't miss the CaNoRock Info Session tomorrow, Tue, Feb 11, 12:00–13:00, in DICE, 8-207. Q&A and hints for your application. Applications due 11:59pm, Feb 12, 2025. More information online at: isset.ca/canorock

Calling all students! 📣 Have you been dreaming about an opportunity to intern at the Canadian Space Agency? Now could be your chance! Have a look at our internship opportunities for the summer: asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/jobs/searc…

6 3/4 hours of #aurora #timelapse, captured on an iPhone 12Pro Max running NightCap Camera looking north from near Carseland AB. Start time 12:04 AM MDT March 23. Chris Ratzlaff 🇨🇦 Aurorasaurus Dr. Tamitha Skov #astronomy

The U of A has been ranked 46th globally and fourth in Canada on Times Higher Education’s list of the most international academic institutions. This ranking recognizes the university’s commitment to global academic collaboration, research excellence, and progress towards the UN

On April 21st, at 27.4 degrees from the Sun, Mercury reaches its maximum western elongation. Mercury will be at its maximum point above the horizon in the early sky at this hour, making it the ideal time to see it. Just before sunrise, look for the planet low in the eastern sky.

Our University of Alberta grad student Shayleen Ghassemi is researching how brain health and degeneration are affected by microgravity and galactic radiation — research that sits at the intersection of #neuroscience and #space exploration. UAlbertaScience ualberta.ca/en/youalberta/…