Modular Space Telescope Could Be Assembled By Robot
Friday, October 7, 2016 - 08:01
in Astronomy & Space
Seeing deep into space requires large telescopes. The larger the telescope, the more light it collects, and the sharper the image it provides. For example, NASA’s Kepler space observatory, with a mirror diameter of under one meter, is searching for exoplanets orbiting stars up to 3,000 light-years away. By contrast, the Hubble Space Telescope, with […]