Comment on NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory

dudinax@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes, but also no.

  Each side of the triangular array will measure nearly 1.6 million miles, or 2.5 million kilometers.

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• tate@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Telescope is almost a misnomer here. It will be “looking” at other satellites, not astronomically distant objects.

  The influence of gravitational waves will be seen in changes in the relative distance to each of the six satellites.

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