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Ionic Liquids for Lunar-Telescope Mirrors
Researchers have demonstrated a spinning liquid mirror design that could be used for the main mirror of a huge infrared telescope based on the moon.
A moon-based 20-m-diameter telescope could provide insight into the early universe. It could image objects two orders of magnitude too dim to be seen by the next generation of space telescopes.
Researchers have demonstrated a spinning liquid mirror design that could be used for the main mirror of a huge infrared telescope based on the moon.
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