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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...

Kamloops woman could make one-way trip to Mars

KAMLOOPS – Only 705 people in the world can say they’re in the running for a trip to Mars – Raine Light is one of them. The 30-year-old Kamloops paramedic applied for the Mars One project last year because it peaked her interest. “Whenever I see something really interesting I want to learn more; I want...

Observatory takes second run at installing new telescope reflector

PENTICTON —  After a failed first attempt, researches will try a second time to put in place a 200-square-metre telescope reflector for some serious star gazing. The National Research Council of Canada first tried to install the reflector — which looks similar to a satellite dish — in October, 2013, but heavy winds damaged it...