Chris Hadfield invites Ahmed Mohamed to Toronto science show

Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield says there is a ticket to his Toronto science show waiting for a Texas teenage boywho was arrestedand later released with no charges after his homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb.

Hadfield reached out to Ahmed Mohamed on Twitter usingthe hashtag#IStandWithAhmed, which was trending worldwide in the aftermath of the 14-year-old boy's arrest.

• Texas teen handcuffed, arrested for bringing homemade clock to school

The Grade 9 student was arrested in Irvingon Monday.

"It made me feel like I wasn't human. It made me feel like a criminal," the teen toldthe Dallas Morning News.

The arrestelicited outrage online and gestures from U.S. President Barack Obama, NASA employees and celebrities including Canada's most famous astronaut.

Hadfield is hosting Generator, a "science-based variety show," at Massey Hall Oct. 28.

"I'd love you to join us for our science show," he tweeted Wednesday.

Others have jumped in offering to pay for Ahmed's flight to Torontoand hotel stay.