The American Astronomical Society’s 2022 Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy has been awarded to Eve Lee (McGill University) for her illuminating work on the formation of stars, debris disks, and planets. The Award’s selection committee pronounced that “Dr. Lee’s piercing insight, curiosity, and ability to distill complex processes into key concepts have enabled her to make […]

Curiosity Captures Drifting Clouds on Dec. 12, 2021 February 15, 2022 Figure A Clouds can be seen drifting across the Martian sky in an 8-frame movie made using images from a navigation camera aboard NASA’s Curiosity rover. Shadows from these clouds can be seen drifting across the terrain. These images were taken on Dec. 12, […]

Featured Speaker: Dr. David Blewett David T. Blewett (http://civspace.jhuapl.edu/people/david-blewett/) is a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He holds a bachelor's degree in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Pennsylvania, and earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geology and Geophysics from the University of Hawaii. His […]

Title: Constraining Planet Formation with Spectroscopy of Direct Imaged Planets   Abstract: In the past decade, several new jovian exoplanets at wide separations have been revealed using ground based telescopes equipped with adaptive optics systems. These planets, with masses between ~2-14 MJup, remain a puzzle for both major planet formation models. At the same time, they offer […]

York U planetary scientist puts Mars lake theory on ice with new study that offers alternate explanation For years, scientists have been debating what might lay under the Martian planet’s south polar cap after bright radar reflections were discovered and initially attributed to water. But now, a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters, led by planetary […]

While at the Ontario Science Centre for the TEPS Winter 2021 Conference, TEPS Trainee, Lisa Dang, was interviewed by the Toronto Star. Please see link below: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/12/10/worlds-most-powerful-space-telescope-will-let-researchers-look-back-in-time-this-canadian-astronomer-will-be-among-its-first-users.html  

On December 9th and 10th, 2021, TEPS held it's first in-person conference of the pandemic. Attendees from seven universities across three provinces attended the event held at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. The two-day conference saw a variety of speakers and activities. Trainees had the opportunity to reconnect, learn from experts in their field […]

  Title: Multispectral Imagers and Integrated Photonics for Remote Sensing and Space Exploration. Bio: Dr. Jayshri Sabarinathan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Director in the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration at The University of Western Ontario. She obtained her PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from […]

To watch this TEPS talk on YouTube, please see here:     Featured Speaker Professor Aaron Boley Prof. Boley is a Canada Research Chair in Planetary Astronomy, the Co-Director of the Outer Space Institute, and an associate professor at the University of British Columbia. His research explores a wide range of topics, including planetary dynamics, […]

To watch this TEPS talk on YouTube, please see here: Featured Speaker: Candice Hansen-Koharcheck Dr. Candice Hansen-Koharcheck is a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. She works on NASA robotic spacecraft missions.  She has a Ph.D. in Planetary Science from UCLA.  She is a member of the flight teams for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter […]