NASA seeks picometer accuracy

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 11:31 in Astronomy & Space

Finding and characterizing dozens of Earth-like planets will require a super-stable space telescope whose optical components move or distort no more than a few picometers—a measurement smaller than the size of an atom. It also will require next-generation tools with which to assure that level of stability.

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