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Warn your great-great-great grandkids: Western University researchers predict exchange of space junk with nearby solar system in 28,000 years

Space junk is anything smaller than a star that comes away from a larger body’s gravitational field. These are more accurately defined as comets, asteroids or meteors. This occurs in our Solar System with so-called “shooting stars” being seen in the night sky. Space junk moves without much gravitational force acting on it, rather than orbiting around a large body like a planet. This allows for greater freedom to fly around the Solar System.Continue Reading

Western students hold emergency rally to support Gaza as airstrikes shatter fragile ceasefire

An emergency rally organized by the Western Divestment Coalition was held on the Western campus at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The rally was in response to Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, which killed at least 436 people, including at least 183 children, 94 women, 34 elderly people,Continue Reading

Astronauts land off the coast of Florida after extended stay in space

The two astronauts were initially part of the first crewed flight test of Boeing’s Starliner. However, due to helium leaks and a manufacturing thruster, NASA deemed it unsafe for human travel. Continue Reading

over 5,959 have signed the petition to make anti-oppression workshop mandatory

BSA calls for anti-racism workshops on Western campus

By Vicky Qiao— The Black Student Association (BSA) at Western is calling for anti-racism workshops and training sessions that educate students and staff. The call is a response to a petition for a mandatory anti-racism course that circulated last week. The BSA said having a required course would not solveContinue Reading