News in Review - October 2006 A Canadian Rides the Shuttle into Space
In early September 2006, the shuttle Atlantis blasted into space with a Canadian on board. Astronaut Steve MacLean and other crew members installed a giant solar panel on the orbiting International Space Station. In this News in Review story we'll take a close look at one of the most complex missions in shuttle history. We'll also look at the career of Steve ...
- 2006
- 00:12:57
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- Added on: 10/15/2006
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The Nature of Things A Day in the Life of Earth
If you thought the Earth needed millions of years to change, it’s time to think again! A Day in the Life of Earth uses the latest science to reveal how much our planet can change in just one single day. The Earth makes a mountain of new rock every hour and is not only continually changing shape but is also losing weight. ...
- 2018
- 00:45:01
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- Added on: 11/20/2018
News in Review - December 2013 A Look Back at Science and Health 2013
The world of science and health in 2013 gave us a Canadian astronaut who became an international star, while rockets were launched to clean up debris in space. Meanwhile scientists debunked intelligence testing, declared climate change real, and grew meat in a test tube.
- 2013
- 00:18:01
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- Added on: 01/06/2014
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Canadian Space Agency A memorable meeting between Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons and Roberta Bondar
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons chats with her childhood hero, Dr. Roberta Bondar, the first Canadian woman to go to space. Jennifer shows her a scrapbook she made nearly 30 years ago with newspaper clippings from Roberta Bondar’s mission. Listen to her childhood memories to find out how it all started for Jennifer.
- 2019
- 00:02:19
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- Added on: 06/17/2020
The National Archeologists find treasure in aftermath of Alberta fire
Archeologists have found a treasure trove of artifacts laid bare after a wildfire ravaged Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta.
- 2018
- 00:03:42
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- Added on: 09/12/2018
Canadian Museum of Nature Arctic fossil forest of 50 million years ago
Fossil sites in the Arctic from about 50 million years ago provide a glimpse of life that evolved in the tropical forest under extreme greenhouse conditions. The Arctic was a warm, wet, swampy, forested place 50 million years ago. Ellesmere Island is a key fossil site in Canada's High Arctic, where the remains of unique mammal species can tell us ...
- 2011
- 00:03:36
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- Added on: 12/13/2019
Canadian Museum of Nature Arctic fossils
Giant beavers and an Arctic forest? Curator Kieran Shepherd describes some of the surprising fossil finds in Canada’s Arctic and the work required to find them.
- 2019
- 00:01:26
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/13/2019
CBC | Radio-Canada Documentary Asteroid! the Doomsday Rock
Travelling at more than 10 km/s (23,000 mph), it passed Earth at a distance less than a third the distance to the moon. Had that chunk of space debris hit Moscow or London or Hong Kong instead, the devastation would have been staggering. Asteroid! The Doomsday Rock tells the story of a multi-national team of gifted scientists who believe and ...
- 2003
- 01:28:30
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- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - February 2019 Astronaut David Saint-Jacques: The Man and his Mission
David Saint-Jacques may not be a household name… yet! But he's likely to become one. He's only the 10th Canadian astronaut to go into space. He's assigned to spend six and a half months on the International Space Station conducting various experiments and operating the Canadarm. At 49 years of age, Saint-Jacques’ journey to space is as interesting as how ...
- 2019
- 00:15:32
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- Added on: 02/04/2019
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World's Toughest Fixes Atom Smasher
A machine 17 miles around, worth seven billion dollars! The Large Hadron Collider is the largest atom-smasher ever built – a colossal instrument buried 300 feet underground, spanning two countries, designed to recreate conditions a billionth of a second after the Big Bang. It could be our key to unlocking the secrets of the universe, except for one tiny thing: ...
- 2009
- 00:47:04
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- Added on: 02/10/2016
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