There are radio wavelengths that we can't see from Earth. And to observe them from space, we need a truly huge telescope. Mary Knapp and her team proposed a project that can allow us to build such a telescope and they just recently got a NIAC grant for it.
👉 More about the NIAC award:
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/GreatObservatoryforLongWavelengths/
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00:00 Intro
01:20 Haystack Observatory
02:48 NIAC proposal for 100-km telescope
14:23 What Science Can the Telescope Do
30:36 New Approach to Space Telescopes
39:21 What's Next
41:55 Outro
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👉 More about the NIAC award:
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/GreatObservatoryforLongWavelengths/
🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday
00:00 Intro
01:20 Haystack Observatory
02:48 NIAC proposal for 100-km telescope
14:23 What Science Can the Telescope Do
30:36 New Approach to Space Telescopes
39:21 What's Next
41:55 Outro
📺 VIDEO VERSION
https://youtu.be/l8NZDimTlwM
📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER
Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.
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