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5 articles from CBC - Technology & Science News
Asteroid sample shows just what we might need to deflect a surprise killer impactor
Rubble pile asteroids are extremely shock resistant which may explain how they've stayed together for almost as long as the solar system is old. It also has important implications for how we might deal with one that's heading towards the...
With Terence Dickinson's death, we've lost one of Canada's most illustrious sets of eyes on the skies
Dickinson was a prominent popularizer of astronomy, author, magazine editor, and regular contributor to Quirks & Quarks for fifteen...
Blinken cancels Beijing trip, as U.S. rejects China's 'spy balloon' denials
A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying despite China's firm...
Fires are burning hotter and faster, firefighters say. That means residents have only minutes to escape
It took minutes for a fire to rip through Erin Watson’s home in Hamilton and destroy everything, and she credits her dog Jack with saving her life. Structural fires such as these are burning hotter and faster, officials say, because buildings and contents are increasingly made from synthetics and petroleum-based...
U.S. tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon but won't shoot it down
The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over its airspace for a couple of days, but the Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said...