News Items tag as: CHIME radio telescope

South Okanagan radio telescope expanding following revolutionary discoveries
August 14, 2020 - 6:30 AM

Astronomers at the South Okanagan’s Dominion Radio Observatory are planning an expansion to the CHIME telescope following its initial success at detecting Fast Radio Bursts.
Okanagan telescope a 'game-changer' in finding repeating signals from deep space
July 12, 2020 - 7:00 AM

The CHIME telescope at the National Research Council’s Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory south of Penticton continues to reveal new information about a space phenomenon originally discovered by researchers using the Okanagan facility.
Radio waves detected by Penticton observatory telescope make international science headlines
January 11, 2019 - 10:51 AM

PENTICTON - The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory’s newest telescope is already making news in the world of science with the detection of radio waves coming from powerful astrophysical phenomena billions of light years away.
Canada's largest radio telescope introduced at observatory near Penticton
September 07, 2017 - 5:23 PM

EXPECTED TO BE A "GAME CHANGER" IN UNDERSTANDING NEWLY DISCOVERED SPACE PHENOMENA
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

France targets traffickers and recreational drug users as minister warns of a 'tsunami of cocaine'
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Why a TNRD director and former Tobiano owner is suing the golf community
The regional district director who oversees Tobiano is in suing the golf resort community over his failed efforts to build a home there. A trial spurred by Thompson Nicola Regional District director Michael Grenier started late last month a

South Okanagan radio telescope expanding following revolutionary discoveries