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Rectangular telescope design promises shortcut to earth 2.0

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 by Richard Harris

Every so often, an weird idea comes along that makes you sit back and wonder why we didn’t think of it sooner. This talk of building a rectangular telescope instead of another big round one might seem odd at first. Folks are used to round mirrors and dishes because that’s what we see in ...

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XL-Calibur telescope launches in balloon from Swedish Space Center

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 by Richard Harris

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have successfully launched a balloon-borne telescope to study the mysteries of astrophysical black holes and neutron stars, two of the universe's most extreme phenomena. XL-Calibur telescope launches in a stadium-sized scientific balloon ...

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