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...segmented telescope, meaning that it contains several layers of mirrors. The seven primary mirrors, those responsible for collecting the light or photons—essentially the data—from outer space, will be 8.4 meters in diameter. This surpasses the diameter of existing Magellan telescopes by almost two meters and increases by almost five times the amount of light the telescope is capable of collecting...
...most likely location of the telescope is Las Campanas, Chile, where the Magellan telescopes are already located and the Carnegie Observatories have worked for 20 years. Chile’s high altitude and dry weather make it one of the better locations from which to observe outer space, Alcock said...
...inaccessibility of Widener is really about a much larger problem. The wealth of ideas our university produces does not reach the majority of the population. Visitors to Harvard might traipse through the Yard and glimpse the outer forms of our activity, but the “ineffable,” in Professor McCormick’s expression, that takes place here daily is beyond their reach. We coexist in Cambridge with a largely undereducated population, served by a public school system in turmoil, whose students are underperforming on statewide tests. Despite talks open to the public, such as those offered...
...John Kennedy promised that by the end of the 1960s we would put a man on the moon,' he says, 'everybody, including the scientists, shook their heads in dismay. But we did it. We can cure spinal-cord injuries too, if there's the will. What was possible in outer space is possible in inner space...
...parties go, this is a dud. The Labor faithful began milling outside a function room at Mount Pritchard Community Club, in Sydney's outer west, shortly before 7 p.m. By the time some 200 of them are allowed inside, the writing's on the wall. It's like a rugby match where fans show up thinking their team is a chance, only to see them concede three tries in the first five minutes. Within minutes of polls closing on the mainland, it's clear Labor, which needs an extra 13 seats, has lost two - Bass and Braddon - in Tasmania...