News Items tag as: Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

Scientists studying deep space in South Okanagan win prestigious award
November 04, 2022 - 6:00 AM

A team of researchers who are trying to figure out the nature of reality through a telescope in the South Okanagan won an award that came with a quarter-million-dollar grant.
CHIME telescope in South Okanagan helps pinpoint location of space phenomena
January 09, 2020 - 2:00 PM

Astronomers at the South Okanagan’s Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory recently collaborated with eight other radio telescopes around the world to pinpoint the location of a fast radio burst first discovered by the observatory’s CHIME telescope last year.
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.
$2.5 million South Okanagan radio telescope will be online in time for eclipse
August 17, 2017 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON – A new multimillion dollar radio telescope in Kaleden will get its first big test during Monday’s solar eclipse.
Astrophysical observatory opens doors to the public this weekend
June 10, 2016 - 10:30 AM

PENTICTON - The National Research Council is showcasing the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory as it celebrates 100 years with an open house this weekend.
IN PHOTOS: What happens at the South Okanagan's White Lake Observatory
February 21, 2016 - 12:00 PM

PENTICTON - The science of radio astronomy has been taking place in the South Okanagan for 56 years, though it seems few people know about the observatory nestled in the White Lake Road area, or what exactly happens there.
Secrets of space unlocked in the South Okanagan
February 20, 2016 - 12:00 PM

PENTICTON - There’s a world class facility in a side valley of the South Okanagan that’s helping mankind unlock the secrets of the universe through its research and development.
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News Items tag as: Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

Scientists studying deep space in South Okanagan win prestigious award

CHIME telescope in South Okanagan helps pinpoint location of space phenomena

Radio waves detected by Penticton observatory telescope make international science headlines

$2.5 million South Okanagan radio telescope will be online in time for eclipse

Astrophysical observatory opens doors to the public this weekend

IN PHOTOS: What happens at the South Okanagan's White Lake Observatory

Secrets of space unlocked in the South Okanagan

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