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Prototype Telescopes Complete Key Test

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the if-this-trend-continues dept.

Matthew Sparkes writes "Two prototype antennas for the world's largest array of millimeter-wave telescopes have passed a key test, working to track and image Saturn for more than an hour. Ultimately, ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) is expected to resolve details 10 times finer than the Hubble Space Telescope when it is completed in 2012."

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  1. But... by DemoFish · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Does it run Linux?

  2. Re:Apples and oranges by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Come back when you understand the issue and don't get things bassackwards.