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dudinax, do astronomy w NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory

Wow it’s tiny

tate,
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Telescope is almost a misnomer here. It will be “looking” at other satellites, not astronomically distant objects.

The influence of gravitational waves will be seen in changes in the relative distance to each of the six satellites.

threelonmusketeers,

Yes, but also no.

Each side of the triangular array will measure nearly 1.6 million miles, or 2.5 million kilometers.

The satellites themselves may be small, but the interferometer antenna they’ll collectively form will be huge.

chemical_cutthroat, do astronomy w Astronauts To Patch Up NASA’s NICER Telescope
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Finally, we’ll have the NICEST telescope.

Deebster, do astronomy w The Moon Illusion: Why Does the Moon Look So Big Sometimes? - NASA Science
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Here’s the Ponzo illusion that they describe instead of just including:
Ponzo illusion gif from Wikipedia

p03locke, do astronomy w Discovery Alert: A 'Super-Earth' in the Habitable Zone - NASA Science
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VubDapple, do astronomy w Discovery Alert: A 'Super-Earth' in the Habitable Zone - NASA Science

Only 137 light years away. And that’s at the speed of light. It is out of reach to organic life but we might send AI out there

kowanatsi,

Just under 2 and a half months at warp 9

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