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Headline snark aside, this is very cool news. This is by far the safest and most economical way to explore space, and also helps pave the way for future manned missions.
The increased sensitivity and improved resolution of the EVLA will let scientists peer deep into star-forming clouds and spy on protoplanetary disks of dense gas surrounding young stars as well as track supernovae, fast-moving neutron stars and black holes, McKinnon says. The EVLA’s receiving system will be sensitive enough to detect the weak radio transmission from a cell phone at the distance of Jupiter—half a billion miles away—at a projected cost of $94 million.
- Scientific American
h/t Slashdot
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