astronomy

VIDEO: Possible space debris falls near Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - A local resident shot a quick video from Kamloops' Labyrinth Farm when they saw something falling from the sky.  "I kept filming after it disappeared and thought to myself... is this it... is this the end of the world as we know it... but nothing happened," wrote the administrator of the Labyrinth Farm...

Second lift of radio telescope dish a success

PENTICTON - No dishes were damaged this morning as National Research Council engineers and staff transferred an 8.7 tonne telescope reflecter dish. The dish was brought to the South Okanagan conservatory in October via helicopter, but high pressure winds damaged the dish causing setbacks. Research engineer Gordon Lacy worked on getting the dish back to...