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The Herschel Telescope Close To Blast Off
pha7boy writes "The Herschel space observatory, the European Space Agency's answer to the Hubble Telescope, is about to be sent into orbit. With a mirror 1.5 times the size of the Hubble mirror, the Herschel will look at the universe in the infrared and sub-millimeter range. This 'will permit Herschel to see past the dust that scatters Hubble's visible wavelengths, and to gaze at really cold places and objects in the Universe — from the birthing clouds of new stars to the icy comets that live far out in the Solar System.'"
till they first post the images from this baby.
I think you underestimate just how much I just dont care.
Now why did that pop into my head?
Let us not become the evil that we deplore.
How rude you yanks are, us europeans don't have to learn from YOUR mistakes.
We are perfectly capable of making our own mistakes while repeating your technological ideas 10-years later and at twice the cost.
"Hope it doesn't surrender when Hubble passes it by :)"
Nope. The German bits will strike across the short distance between them, roll a two-pronged tank advance around the Hubble, and incorporate it into their glorious thousand-year astronomical plan....
So? It will not only be a bigger telescope, it will be an even bigger mistake. We beat you twice!
If only the Hubble Space Telescope took into account this "Hubble Expansion" of which you speak...