Radio telescope near Penticton opening new doors in astrophysics

VANCOUVER — A new radio telescope has allowed space watchers to see bursts of light travelling from a far-away galaxy in a discovery they say could open new doors in understanding the universe and the study of star systems.
The revolutionary radio telescope housed in an observatory south of Penticton, is at the centre of the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment, or CHIME.
It is a collaboration by several North American universities, including the University of British Columbia, t