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Aurora borealis appearing over Prospect Lake, near Yellowknife NWT

ISIS-II space mission launched University of Calgary’s international reputation for auroral research

Dr. Emma Spanswick is part of a team recently given a prestigious award by NASA.

Summer job launched award-winning career in space physics

STEVE aurora

Mysterious STEVE gets ‘mint’ treatment

Aurora over northern Canada

UCalgary space team gets final green light to proceed with global aurora data project

When AuroraX goes live in about three years, there will be public outreach campaigns and programming for schools. The University of Calgary's Eric Donovan expects that visual artists will also be interested in accessing the data from the “edge of space.” Photo by Chris Cully, Faculty of Science.

Project opens a treasure trove of aurora borealis data to the world

In the News: Vancouver Province

Calgary's aurora chasers and the elusive hunt for 'Steve' featured on The Nature of Things (Eric Donovan)

Huddled next to a frozen lake in the Northwest Territories, the Faculty of Science-led team from the University of Calgary conducts experiments in the spring of 2018.

'Embrace outer space' by learning more about latest research

In the News: Metro UK

Metro UK: Steve the Aurora is much weirder than astronomers thought he was (Bea Gallardo-Lacourt)

STEVE appears in the sky over Invermere, B.C. This photo prompted the conversation that led to the start of scientific investigation into STEVE. Photo by Neil Zeller, Neil Zeller Photography

Space physicists and citizen scientists shed light on the mystery of STEVE

Founding dean of science's career spans faculties, hemispheres and altitudes