[NIAC 2023] Revolutionary 100-Kilometer Space Telescope

There are radio wavelengths that we can't see from Earth. And to observe them from space, we need a truly huge telescope. Mary Knapp and her team proposed a project that can allow us to build such a telescope and they just recently got a NIAC grant for it. 👉 More about the NIAC award: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/Great_Observatory_for_Long_Wavelengths/🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Intro01:20 Haystack Observatory02:48 NIAC proposal for 100-km telescope14:23 What Science Can the Telescope Do30:36 New Approach to Space Telescopes39:21 What's Next41:55 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/l8NZDimTlwM📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast