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Article: Telescope race builds on future of grand visions.(Wire National)(In planning stages, the giant instruments promise to yield finer, deeper space pictures)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- February 4, 2008
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Byline: Seth Borenstein The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - A telescope arms race is taking shape around the world. Astronomers are drawing up plans for the biggest, most powerful instruments ever constructed, capable of peering far deeper into the universe - and further back in time - than ever before.
The building boom, which is expected to play out over the next decade and cost billions of dollars, is being driven by technological advances that afford unprecedented clarity and magnification. Some scientists say it will be much like switching from regular TV to high-definition.
In fact, the super-size telescopes will yield even finer pictures ...