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Cosmic Controversy covers past and present issues in aerospace and astronomy with your host --- science journalist, Forbes contributor and ”Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System” author Bruce Dorminey.
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Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Lowell Observatory astronomer Gerard van Belle, Chief Scientist at the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI) in Flagstaff. Arizona talks about the possibility of arrays of space telescopes that are 3-D printed after launch. We also discuss the history of optical interferometry; why such interlinked telescopes are the key to America’s future in astronomy and why Arizona skies remain as vital today as they were a century ago.
5 years ago
Fascinating! This podcast offers an excellent insight into telescopic technology and it's recent advances that may lead us into discovering and exploring earth like worlds beyond our own solar system. How incredibly exciting! Also Dr. Van Belles description of the Arizona skies at night make me want to jump on an airplane and fly down there today!