Gordon "Oz" Osinski

Happy #InternationalWomensDay2026 to all the amazing former and current students and colleagues that I have had the honour of working with. Keep blazing a path for girls and women around the world.

Who is Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian tapped by NASA to fly around the moon? Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will soon be blasting off on NASA’s Artemis II mission. How did he get from an imaginary treehouse spaceship in rural Ontario to the real thing?

Inspirational words by Jeremy Hansen: "I do believe, still, with all my heart, that collaboration across the globe needs to be our stated goal"

Who is Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian tapped by NASA to fly around the moon? canadiangeographic.ca/articles/who...

Happy #WesternDay!!! I'm proud and thankful to have been a faculty member as this great university since 2007 😊 @westernu.ca @westernuearth.bsky.social @westernuspace.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social

La NASA anuncia grandes cambios en el programa lunar Artemis Los nuevos planes de la NASA para su programa de exploración lunar Artemis reducen los riesgos y aumentan las probabilidades de éxito de una misión tripulada a la superficie lunar en 2028.

La NASA anuncia grandes cambios en el programa lunar Artemis
theconversation.com/la-nasa-anun...

Who is Jeremy Hansen, the Canadian tapped by NASA to fly around the moon? Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will soon be blasting off on NASA’s Artemis II mission. How did he get from an imaginary treehouse spaceship in rural Ontario to the real thing?

Today on Can Geo: Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will soon be blasting off on NASA’s Artemis II mission. How did he get from an imaginary treehouse spaceship in rural Ontario to the real thing?

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By Alanna Mitchell

La NASA anuncia grandes cambios en el programa lunar Artemis Los nuevos planes de la NASA para su programa de exploración lunar Artemis reducen los riesgos y aumentan las probabilidades de éxito de una misión tripulada a la superficie lunar en 2028.

Por favor vea mi artículo en español!

La NASA anuncia grandes cambios en el programa lunar Artemis
theconversation.com/la-nasa-anun...

NASA announces a big shake-up of the Artemis Moon program NASA’s new plans for its Artemis moon exploration program reduces risks and increases the likelihood of a successful human mission to the moon’s surface in 2028.

In case you missed it, NASA has announced a big shake-up of the #Artemis program. Here's a summary and my take: theconversation.com/nasa-announc... @westernu.ca @westernuspace.bsky.social @westernuearth.bsky.social

NASA announces sweeping changes to its Artemis lunar program | CBC News NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has announced that the Artemis III mission, which aimed to put humans back on the moon, would no longer head to the lunar surface, but instead focus on testing spacec...

Big changes to the architecture of the #Artemis program! But we’re still going #ToTheMoon

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B.C. community of Tumbler Ridge in mourning after mass shooting kills 9, including 6 inside school | CBC

Telling my kids I love them as they went to school felt different this morning. Thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy in #TumblerRidge

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That’s a cool crater. Check out this site to calculate the effects: impact.ese.ic.ac.uk/ImpactEarth/...

NASA Conducts Artemis II Fuel Test, Eyes March for Launch Opportunity   - NASA NASA concluded a wet dress rehearsal for the agency’s Artemis II test flight early Tuesday morning, successfully loading cryogenic propellant into the SLS

Some more details on the rationale for the delay of the #ArtemisII launch. Fingers crossed there are easy fixes and that the this will only be a 1 month delay.

NASA Conducts Artemis II Fuel Test, Eyes March for Launch Opportunity www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

‘Everything’s beginning to feel a lot more real now’: Western Space members play role in Artemis mission When the Artemis II Mission lifts off, faculty and students at Western University will be watching closely.

Thanks #CTVNews for the interview today, and for the best quote from my PhD student @wabalaba1.bsky.social “My excitement level is through the roof and spilling out of my ears! It’s amazing!” #ArtemisII #ToTheMoon @westernuspace.bsky.social @westernuearth.bsky.social

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It was fun to be on The Current on CBC Radio this morning to talk about the #ArtemisII mission & what this means for 🇨🇦

The Current with Matt Galloway - Feb. 2, 2026: Artemis II: Humanity’s Return to the Moon cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Jeremy Hansen's historic space mission sends his hometown fans 'over the moon' | CBC News The astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission could be off to space in as little as one week, including Ailsa Craig, Ont. native Jeremy Hansen. Hansen is set to become the first Canadian to fly to the m...

A nice piece by #CBC London about Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen's upcoming mission to the Moon! I was happy to share my thoughts #ldnont #ArtemisII #ToTheMoon @westernuearth.bsky.social @westernuspace.bsky.social @tvdsb.bsky.social

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Artemis II: The first human mission to the moon in 54 years launches soon — with a Canadian on board Jeremy Hansen will be the first non-American to fly to the moon — and will make Canada only the second country in the world to send an astronaut into deep space.

My latest article for via @ca.theconversation.com on the upcoming #ArtemisII mission!

Artemis II: The first human mission to the moon in 54 years launches soon — with a Canadian on board
theconversation.com/artemis-ii-t...

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An integrated study of Rutherfurd crater: Composition, morphology, and chronology The youngest era in the lunar geological timescale, the Copernican period, is estimated to have commenced approximately 1.1 billion years ago and is n…

Check out this new paper by my #PhD student Deep Patel on mapping & crater counting of Rutherfurd crater on the #Moon

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Had a great time presenting on the 🇨🇦 Lunar Rover Mission and #Artemis at the Students for the Exploration & Development of Space Canadian Space Conference on a chilly Sunday morning in Ottawa 😊 The Canadian space program has a bright future ahead based on the amazing students in the room #CdnSpace

Great to be back at @avspacemuseum.bsky.social as part of the SEDS Canada 2026 Canadian Space Conference. Nice to be able to forget about geopolitics for a night and support Canada’s next generation #CdnSpace

I can't imagine how hurtful and insulting Trump's comments about NATO involvement in Afghanistan have been to those who served, and for those who lost loved ones. I can only hope that the outpouring of condemnation today from 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇩🇰🇵🇱🇳🇱 & all the other nations that served is a sign that enough is enough.

Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

This is worth reading in its entirety. An amazing speech by 🇨🇦’s PM. “The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home and to act together.”

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Looking forward to giving a talk today in the Dept. Mechanical & Materials Engineering @westernu.ca Graduate Seminar on the #Artemis program and 🇨🇦 Lunar Rover Mission #ToTheMoon

A nice surprise in the mail today: it's fun to be in an issue of a kid's magazine all about space alongside Canada's astronauts and other amazing space folks 😀

@westernu.ca @westernuspace.bsky.social @westernuearth.bsky.social

Check out this new paper that advances our understanding of impact‐generated hydrothermal systems on Mars through novel coupled modeling of Gale, Jezero, and other craters
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Launch of new Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards As announced in Budget 2025 -

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The 🇨🇦 government has announced the new Impact+ Research Training Awards. One of the focus areas is the #Arctic +/- #ClimateChange - contact me if you're currently outside 🇨🇦 & interested in a #PhD or #postdoc in either of these 2 areas.

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Congratulations to Marc Mechem on a successful MSc defence on #Apollo 16 breccia 66075 @westernuearth.bsky.social @westernuspace.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social

Meet our 1st #CountdowntoArtemisII expert: "Training astronauts using terrestrial analogues" with @drcrater.bsky.social prof of #EarthSci at @westernu.ca.

Oz specializes in impact cratering processes, and takes astronauts through field expeditions in impact craters.

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Huge congratulations to my MSc student Lauren McFarlane (co-supervised with Roberta Flemming) who successfully defended her thesis today on hydrothermal alteration of the Brent Crater 🇨🇦

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Looking forward to being at @brocku.ca today to meet faculty & students & to give a talk on the return to the #Moon with robots & humans - highlighting the 🇨🇦 rover mission & my involvement in the #Artemis program.

#ToTheMoon @westernu.ca

New Chair continues legacy of Dr. Frank J. Hayden As the newly announced Dr. Frank J. Hayden Endowed Research Chair in Sport and Social Impact, Misener will have an opportunity to research and support the collective impact of the Special Olympics mov...

That’s my superstar wife! So proud of @lmisene.bsky.social - the new Dr. Frank J. Hayden Endowed Research Chair in Sport and Social Impact @westernu.ca @westernuresearch.bsky.social

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Although I might submit a print only abstract that talks about how diversity, equity, and inclusion is fundamentally important for science & how it drives my research program.