NASA Scientists Pioneer Method for Making Giant Lunar Telescopes

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After Apollo 12 left lunar orbit this image of the Moon was taken from the command module on 112469. Credit: NASA
After Apollo 12 left lunar orbit this image of the Moon was taken from the command module on 11/24/69. Credit: NASA

Scientists working at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., have concocted an innovative recipe for giant telescope mirrors on the Moon. To make a mirror that dwarfs anything on Earth, just take a little bit of carbon, throw in some epoxy, and add lots of lunar dust.


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