Connors has been active in the space research field for over 40 years, mainly using ground-based observations from Canada. He has also done research on asteroids and is an expert in instrumental techniques.
Paul Wiegert, Martin Connors, Christian Veillet 2017 A Retrograde Co-orbital Asteroid of Jupiter Nature 543, 687-690, doi:10.1038/nature22029
Martin Connors, Paul Wiegert, Christian Veillet 2011 Earth’s Trojan Asteroid Nature 475, pp. 481-483 (Letter; Cover story, 27 July 2011 issue) doi:10.1038/nature10233
Alan R. Hildebrand, Mark Pilkington, Martin Connors, Carlos Ortiz-Aleman, and Roberto E. Chavez 1995 Size and Structure of the Chicxulub Crater Revealed by Horizontal Gravity Gradients and Cenotes Nature 376, 415-417 (and cover)
Canada Research Chair, 2003-2013
Craig Cunningham Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence 2016
Director, Athabasca University Observatories
Principal Investigator, AUTUMN East-West Magnetometer Array
Principal Investigator, Athabasca and Northern Alberta Particulate Air Quality