Scientists from around the world are building the world’s most advanced radio telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert, on a plateau half-way between Earth and space above 40 percent of the planet’s atmosphere.

The observatory, referred to by the acronym ALMA, officially known as the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, is the highest ever built. Located at 16,500 feet, the antennas will pick up radio and microwave signals from the edge of the universe to see things in space that were once invisible.

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Scientists from around the world are building the world’s most advanced radio telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert, on a plateau half-way between Earth and space above 40 percent of the planet’s atmosphere.

The observatory, referred to by the acronym ALMA, officially known as the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, is the highest ever built. Located at 16,500 feet, the antennas will pick up radio and microwave signals from the edge of the universe to see things in space that were once invisible.

There's a good video there talking about it and showing it as well.


ps - I know Greedy is gonna be all over this [:D]  (enjoy it GT!!)

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I love you, MG!!

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aww... you're adorable, Lookie!!!

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ORIGINAL: MasterG2kTR

Cool Space News

Scientists from around the world are building the world’s most advanced radio telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert, on a plateau half-way between Earth and space above 40 percent of the planet’s atmosphere.

The observatory, referred to by the acronym ALMA, officially known as the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, is the highest ever built. Located at 16,500 feet, the antennas will pick up radio and microwave signals from the edge of the universe to see things in space that were once invisible.

There's a good video there talking about it and showing it as well.


ps - I know Greedy is gonna be all over this [:D]  (enjoy it GT!!)

I read about this...and they're spending a bundle of money on it....and those in the know say it's going to open up new frontiers....but I don't get how?

Isn't Hubble a smidge higher....with less light interference?

I know these scientists know what they're doing but...seems kinda odd...right?

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ORIGINAL: MasterG2kTR

Cool Space News

Scientists from around the world are building the world’s most advanced radio telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert, on a plateau half-way between Earth and space above 40 percent of the planet’s atmosphere.

The observatory, referred to by the acronym ALMA, officially known as the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, is the highest ever built. Located at 16,500 feet, the antennas will pick up radio and microwave signals from the edge of the universe to see things in space that were once invisible.

There's a good video there talking about it and showing it as well.


ps - I know Greedy is gonna be all over this [:D]  (enjoy it GT!!)

I read about this...and they're spending a bundle of money on it....and those in the know say it's going to open up new frontiers....but I don't get how?

Isn't Hubble a smidge higher....with less light interference?

I know these scientists know what they're doing but...seems kinda odd...right?

First Hubble is a visual telescope and these are RADIO telescopes. To answer why these will be so much better than anything before is because it's being built in a high altitude of the DRIEST desert on earth. This greatly reduces the amount of water vapor they have to see through, that might otherwise distort or diminish the incoming signals.

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ORIGINAL: MasterG2kTR


First Hubble is a visual telescope and these are RADIO telescopes. To answer why these will be so much better than anything before is because it's being built in a high altitude of the DRIEST desert on earth. This greatly reduces the amount of water vapor they have to see through, that might otherwise distort or diminish the incoming signals.

Okay...now I get it.

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First Hubble is a visual telescope and these are RADIO telescopes. To answer why these will be so much better than anything before is because it's being built in a high altitude of the DRIEST desert on earth. This greatly reduces the amount of water vapor they have to see through, that might otherwise distort or diminish the incoming signals.