Tuesday 9 October 2012

                       Australia Unveils Colossal Telescope 




Australia on friday unveiled a colossal radio telescope that will allow astronomers to detect distant galaxies and explore the depths of the universe  with unprecedented precision. the Australian SKA pathfinder telescope, at the remote. murchison radio- astronomy observatory in the western australian desert, is made up of 36 antennas, each 12 methors in diameter,. the aus $ 140 million ( $  140 million) facility can survey the sky much faster than axisting telescopes, with the antennae sensitive to faint radiation from the milky way, giviry it the ability to detect distant galaxies. 
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The common wealth scientific and industrial Research organization's ASKAP director Brain Boyee said studying the Radio waves would tell astronomers unique details about the cosmos. "they can tell about exotic objects- pulsars and quasars- that really push the boundaries of our Knowledge of the physical laws in the universe, " he said. "Radio- astronomy also give us an in sight"into the very beginnings of the universe.



source :- DRAGONFLY MEDIA / AFP

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