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Giant Mexican Telescope Launched
SilentOneNCW writes "A new telescope has been unveiled in Mexico by President Vicente Fox. The Large Millimeter Telescope will be used to pick up electromagnetic radiation known as millimetre waves emitted 13 billion years ago, when the first stars burst into existence, astrophysicists say. The $128M telescope is a joint project between Mexico and the US. With an antenna diameter of 164 feet, the LMT dwarfs existing millimetre-wave telescopes and should be able to pick up signals from the faintest objects in outer space."
It was "whaleziak," kind of like Wozniak, but without the technical coolness. South Park Trivia :-)
I've just been scrolling through some of the comments on this thread. Absolutely disgusting. Interesting to see how racism is alive and well, even among people that are supposedly better educated. Aside from the standard ignorance ("hi-tech industry should be kept out of impoverished countries, the people can only get out of poverty by working in low-skilled, low-paid agriculture and manufacturing") I am struck by the willingness of some people to openly make fun of the concept of people with a slightly different appearance making progress in areas that usually involve good aryans and the master race. But don't let me wake you out of your trance. If 9/11 wasn't enough to wake you up to life outside the USA then maybe you'll sit up and take notice when places like Ireland, India, and (shock horror) Mexico overtake you in science and leave you looking like the British of today - i.e. imperial has-beens who left it too late to ditch the arrogant, superior, condescending attitude.
Drill baby drill - on Mars
Talk about off-topic.
/sheep modded you up. WTF?
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