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The Herschel Telescope Close To Blast Off

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the high-tech-to-the-lowest-bid dept.

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.'"

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  1. european telescope? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hope it doesn't surrender when Hubble passes it by :)

  2. Re:Cant wait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And I can't wait for white middle-class families who were responsible in their spending and home-purchasing decisions to be able to get some of that Pelosi stimulus goodness and refinance their 30 yr 6.3% mortgage with a 4% government-backed mortgage. Oh, wait... You have to be an irresponsible jackass to qualify for a single stimulus dollar. My bad...