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| Subject: World's most powerful telescope opens eye on the universe Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:01 am | |
| A powerful new telescope affording a view of the universe unmatched by most ground-based observatories opened its eyes for the first time on Monday deep in Chile's Atacama desert.
The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA), a joint project with the United States, European Union, Japan and Chile, officially opened for astronomers after a decade of planning and construction.
ALMA, which is the world's biggest astronomy project, is described as the most powerful millimetre/submillimetre-wavelength telescope in the world and the most complex ground-based astronomy observatory.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/worlds-most-powerful-telescope-opens-eye-on-the-universe-20111004-1l5v6.html |
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