Post by StarFuryG7 on Sept 19, 2012 15:41:31 GMT -5
Over at Blastr:
We all learned in science class that the starlight we see in the night sky is actually light that's traveled millions (or even billions) of years to reach our eyes. Now astronomers have built a massive (and massively powerful) camera to capture the very oldest of this light, but it's not just to get pretty pictures.
MORE: blastr.com/2012/09/worlds-most-powerful-came.php
World's most powerful camera captures 8 billion year old starlight
We all learned in science class that the starlight we see in the night sky is actually light that's traveled millions (or even billions) of years to reach our eyes. Now astronomers have built a massive (and massively powerful) camera to capture the very oldest of this light, but it's not just to get pretty pictures.
MORE: blastr.com/2012/09/worlds-most-powerful-came.php