Arushi Nath

Planetary-defence and exoplanet researcher. IAU Minor Planet Center code R60.

Third Grand Award Winner, International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), 2025.
Second Prize, European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS), 2023.
Best Project Award, Canada-Wide Science Fair - 2023 and 2022 (back-to-back).

Media

▶ Featured Interviews

CTV Your Morning - Winning at the EU Contest for Young Scientists (2023, host Anne-Marie Mediwake)

CTV Your Morning - How my project could help protect Earth from asteroids (2023, host Anne-Marie Mediwake)

📰 Selected Coverage

CBC National - Tracking the Artemis II mission from Toronto (2026)
Toronto District School Board - Bloor CI student independently tracks Artemis II (2026)
Toronto Life - “I’m really into planetary defence” (2023)
CTV National News - Interview on the NASA Space Apps global win (2020)
CTV Your Morning - Winning at the EU Contest for Young Scientists (2023)
Global News - Grade 8 student’s planetary-defense project wins top award (2023)
NASA - The Power of SpaceApps (2021)
CBC Kids News - Award-winning project could help protect Earth from asteroids (2023)
New India Abroad - Breaking a 33-year record at Canada’s national science fair (2023)

All Coverage (Chronological)

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2026

10 April 2026: What this student has seen tracking the Artemis II mission herself. CBC National - Artemis II splashdown coverage. cbc.ca/player - CBC National (video)
April 2026: A Toronto Grade 11 student tracking the Artemis mission. CBC Radio, Here and Now Toronto. cbc.ca/listen - CBC Here and Now Toronto

2025

22 May 2025: Bloor CI Student Wins International Science Award, Heads to National Fair. Toronto District School Board. https://www.tdsb.on.ca/home/ctl/Details/mid/43823/itemid/478
17 May 2025: Toronto Student Arushi Nath Wins International Award for Exoplanet Discovery Project at Regeneron ISEF 2025. GTAWeekly. https://www.gtaweekly.ca/toronto-student-arushi-nath-wins-international-award-for-exoplanet-discovery-project-at-regeneron-isef-2025/ (My project, NEPTUNE, predicts and constrains candidate unseen, non-transiting planets from transit-timing variations; the "discovery" wording is the outlet's headline, not a claim of a confirmed exoplanet.)

2024

29 July 2024: A Young Citizen Scientist Speaks About Asteroids and Defending Earth. The Quantum Feedback Loop. https://rss.com/podcasts/quantum-feedback/1588549/
1 April 2024: The Good Stuff with Mary Berg. https://www.ctv.ca/shows/the-good-stuff-with-mary-berg/monday-april-1-2024-s1e116

2023

25 July 2023: Planetary Defense and Mapping the Solar System’s Time Dimension. The Quantum Record. thequantumrecord.com
25 September 2023: Canadian teen wins big at E.U. young scientists contest. Interviewed by Host Anne-Marie Mediwake. CTV Your Morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIB7eQnhcEA 6 September 2023: The Good Stuff with Mary Berg. https://www.ctv.ca/shows/the-good-stuff-with-mary-berg/wednesday-september-6-2023-s1e2
15 August 2023: Teen’s science project could protect earth from asteroids. Interviewed by Host Anne-Marie Mediwake. CTV Your Morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKLJCPd0MTs
14 July 2023: Grade 8 student won gold medal in Canada-wide science fair. OMNI Punjabi News. https://www.facebook.com/OmniPunjabi/videos/622084213231624
23 June 2023: “I’m really into planetary defence”: Meet the 13-year-old whose science project could protect Earth from asteroids. Arushi Nath. Toronto Life. https://torontolife.com/city/im-really-into-planetary-defence-meet-the-13-year-old-whose-science-project-could-protect-earth-from-asteroids/
19 June 2023: Toronto kid scientist set to represent Canada in competition. Arushi Nath. Toronto City News. https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2023/06/19/toronto-kid-scientist-set-to-represent-canada-in-competition/
13 June 2023: Kid’s award-winning project could help protect Earth from asteroids. Arushi Nath. CBC Kids News. https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/profile-kids-award-winning-project-could-help-protect-earth-from-asteroids
5 June 2023: Grade 8 student’s project on planetary defense wins top award at Canada-wide science fair. Arushi Nath. Global News Toronto. https://globalnews.ca/video/9747830/grade-8-students-project-on-planetary-defense-wins-top-award-at-canada-wide-science-fair/
1 June 2023: Indian-origin student breaks 33-year record at Canada Science Fair. Arushi Nath. New India Abroad. https://www.newindiaabroad.com/indian-origin-student-bags-top-honours-at-science-fair-in-canada/
29 May 2023: Une jeune torontoise gagne le premier prix à l’Expo-sciences pancanadienne. Arushi Nath, ici Radio Canada. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/y-a-pas-deux-matins-pareils/episodes/705438/rattrapage-lundi-29-mai-2023/15
24 May 2023: Arushi Nath from Toronto West High School received a Best Project Award at the 2023 Canada Wide Science Fair (37:24). Arushi Nath. AMI TV. https://tunein.com/podcasts/Talk-Show-Replays/Kelly-and-Ramya-p930935/?topicId=287473596
19 May 2023: Toronto students among top winners at 2023 Canada-Wide Science Fair. Arushi Nath. NowToronto. https://nowtoronto.com/culture/toronto-students-among-top-winners-at-2023-canada-wide-science-fair/
19 May 2023: Canada-Wide Science Fair presents Best Project Awards to projects on alternative cancer treatments and planetary defense. Arushi. Youth Science Canada. https://youthscience.ca/cwsf-2023-winners/
2 May 2023: Viamonde : des élèves exceptionnels récompensés. Arushi Nath. L-express. https://l-express.ca/viamonde-des-eleves-exceptionnels-recompenses/
1 May 2023: Arushi Nath: une jeune scientifique prometteuse à l'ÉS Toronto Ouest. Arushi Nath. Conseil Scolaire Viamonde. https://csviamonde.ca/viamonde/actualites?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=2626&cHash=50c9c58f847b548b294f82bcb9b833cd
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2022

2 December 2022: Adventures in STEM (Episode 16). Why to How podcast. Listen
5 July 2022: Les inventifs (Saisons 1, Episode 13). Arushi Nath. TV5 UNIS. Objectif espace. Nos inventifs facilitent les voyages dans l’espace grâce à une résine résistante à la chaleur et à un robot capable de divertir les astronautes! https://www.tv5unis.ca/videos/les-inventifs/saisons/1/episodes/13 link
27 May 2022: Une élève Viamonde remporte le prix innovation à l’Expo-sciences pancanadienne. Conseil scolaire Viamonde. Canada. (Arushi Nath). https://csviamonde.ca/viamonde/actualites/?L=1&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=2325&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=f24dcba91a58f374bcd35f0db0dca106
20 May 2022: Plankton Wars and Planetary Defense take best project awards at this year’s CWSF. Youth Science Canada. https://youthscience.ca/plankton-wars-and-planetary-defense-take-best-project-awards-at-this-years-cwsf/
10 February 2022: NSERC video on Canadian women and girls in science and engineering. International Day for Women and Girls in Science. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Canada https://twitter.com/NSERC_CRSNG/status/1491773953257394180 https://www.facebook.com/nserccanada/posts/307987471362685
8 February 2022. Micro: bit Educational Foundation. https://www.parallax.com/interview-with-katie-henry-days-of-the-microbit-educational-foundation/

2020

11 July 2020: Interview of Arushi about her Dragonfly Drone. Girl Geek Academy. Australia. https://twitter.com/GirlGeekAcademy/status/1281765008905388032
19 June 2020: Interview by Kevin Frankish. Episode 90. Why Our Future Looks Bright. Kevin's Isolators Show. https://twitter.com/KevinFrankish/status/1274106187798024193
8 May 2020: UNE PINTE DE SCIENCE” TROQUE LES BARS POUR LES ÉCRANS. CScience. https://www.cscience.ca/2020/05/08/une-pinte-de-science-troque-les-bars-pour-les-ecrans/
11 February 2020: Though She Be But Little, She Can Hack. Backyard Brains. https://blog.backyardbrains.com/2020/02/though-she-be-but-little-she-can-hack/
29 January 2020: Kids Inventors Day. Interview with Arushi Nath about her Make An Astronaut Smile Robot (MARS) and she gives a demo. TVO Kids. https://www.tvokids.com/school-age/videos/tvokids-show/kid-inventors-day-wednesday-january-29

2019

25 November 2019: DevKids: An inside look at the kids of DevFest. Google Developers Blog. https://developers.googleblog.com/2019/11/devkids-inside-look-at-kids-of-devfest.html CAGIS member Arushi Nath wins NASA Space Apps Challenge 2019. CAGIS. Canada. girlsinscience.ca

2018

18 August 2018: Want to Cure Math Anxiety? Start with a Magic Trick. Walrus Magazine. https://thewalrus.ca/want-to-cure-math-anxiety-start-with-a-magic-trick/
9 May 2018: TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanetary Light and Sound Model. TVO Kids. https://tvokids.com/school-age/space-promos/videos/tvok-news-trappist-1-exoplanetary-system