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Getting Ready To Map The (Visible) Universe

Posted by timothy on from the just-our-little-neighborhood-really dept.

phanki writes "The Arecibo Observatory is gearing up to map the universe soon. This article talks about the university getting a set of new radio recievers to complete the background work for the mapping process. So very soon we may have the map for the Andromeda !"

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  1. Useless to real men by Mr.Sharpy · · Score: 4, Funny

    While this map may very well aid the fairer sex navigate the stars someday, we real men will do as we have for thousands of years...wander aimlessly claiming that we are not lost.

  2. Looking for good radio, huh? by jpsst34 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The 1,000-foot-wide parabolic receiver - composed of 38,000 aluminum tiles - allows researchers to listen to sounds in space..."

    Geez. The lengths some guys will go to just to be able to listen to radio that isn't controlled by ClearChannel!

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