Apr 15
Massive European Telescope to Search for ET
Posted in: NASA, radio, science, space, Space Tech, Today's Chili
A massive new telescope, with 44 stations spread across Europe, will soon kick the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) into high gear.
The LOFAR (the pan-European Low Frequency Array) project has unveiled new images and observing plans for the telescope, which is currently under construction, Discovery News reports.
Each of the 44 stations will have dozens of antennas, and be able to achieve “unprecedented spatial resolution for meter-wave astronomy,” a virtually unexplored region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
That means the telescope will be useful for detecting radio jets, cosmic rays, intergalactic hydrogen, and other natural phenomena in addition to possible alien life, the report said. (Image credit: LOFAR)
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