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In the News: OkotoksOnline
Rothney Astrophysical Observatory Lights Another Candle (Jennifer Howse)
In the News: CTV News Calgary
'Everybody likes astronomy': Looking back at 50 years of Calgary's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory (Phil Langill)
In the News: CBC News Calgary
Alberta researcher says province's energy transition has already begun (Sara Hastings-Simon)
In the News: CBC News Calgary
Calgary-area observatory celebrates 50 years under the stars (Alan Clark)
Policy Commentary
In the News: CBC News Calgary
Alberta researcher says province's energy transition has already begun (Sara Hastings-Simon)
In the News: CBC News
Top-emitting Alberta oilsands site got government relief from pollution payments, Reuters reports
In the News: CBC News
Oil and gas industry must pay for abandoned well cleanup, new Alberta rules say
James Webb Space Telescope
The telescope was developed by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope.