Bob picks 10 significant science stories for 2023

2023 was a busy year in science. Here are 10 stories worth revisiting as we wind up the year. 1. Canadian Jeremy Hansen chosen to fly to the moon A Canadian astronaut was selected as part of the crew for NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon. Jeremy Hansen and three crew mates will fly … Read more

Astronomers surprised to find planet ‘too massive for its star’

WASHINGTON: Our Milky Way galaxy‘s most common type of star is called a red dwarf – much smaller and less luminous than our sun. These stars – or so it was thought – simply are not big enough to host planets much larger than Earth. But the discovery of a planet at least 13 times … Read more

Celestial surprise: Edmonton man discovers meteorite in his rain gutter

Doug Olson heard a loud thud on his roof while folding laundry in October last year. When he went out to investigate the cause of the sound, he didn’t find anything out of the ordinary.  But earlier this spring, while cleaning out his rain gutters on the roof of his Mill Woods home, Olson discovered a small … Read more