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Aaron Boley
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Research
Latest papers
Airspace closures due to reentering space objects.
Scientific reports · 2025
One million (paper) satellites.
Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2023
U.S. space policy: An international model-Response.
Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2020 · first author
Latest funding
- $250,000
Coordination challenges on-and-around the Moon
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $300,000
Orbital and surface risks from rocket bodies: Physical challenges, interdisciplinary solutions
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $168,000
Planets, Debris, and Us: Planet formation, its aftermath, and human activities in space
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
4 publications.
Airspace closures due to reentering space objects.
Wright E, Boley A, Byers M
One million (paper) satellites.
Falle A, Wright E, Boley A, Byers M
U.S. space policy: An international model-Response.
Boley A, Byers M
U.S. policy puts the safe development of space at risk.
Boley A, Byers M
Coordination challenges on-and-around the Moon
Principal investigators: Byers, Michael
Orbital and surface risks from rocket bodies: Physical challenges, interdisciplinary solutions
Principal investigators: Boley, Aaron
Keywords: Astrodynamics; Rocket bodies; International Law; Space Law; Space Policy; Orbital Debris; Uncontrolled Reentries; Sustainability; Liability, Space; Reentry Hazards
Planets, Debris, and Us: Planet formation, its aftermath, and human activities in space
Principal investigators: Boley, Aaron
Keywords: planet formation; astrodynamics; observational astronomy; computational astronomy; meteorites; asteroids; orbital debris
The UBC Southern Observatory
Principal investigators: Boley, Aaron
Planetary Astronomy
Principal investigators: Boley, Aaron
Planetary Astronomy
Principal investigators: Boley, Aaron
Keywords: stars planet formation theory planetary debris meteoritics observational astronomy astrodynamics orbital debris asteroid mining.
Planetary Astronomy
Principal investigators: Boley, Aaron
NSERC CREATE in Technologies for Exo-Planetary Science (TEPS)
Principal investigators: Moores, John
Stars, Planets, and Debris (StarPlanD): The formation of planets and planetary systems
Principal investigators: Boley, Aaron
Planetary Astronomy
Principal investigators: Boley, Aaron
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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