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NASA reveals telescope prototypes for upcoming gravitational wave mission

news.yahoo.com — October 26, 2024, 02:01 PM UTC

Summary: NASA has introduced prototypes for six telescopes that will support the LISA mission, aimed at studying gravitational waves. This mission will involve three space probes launched in 2035 to detect these waves caused by cosmic events like black hole collisions.

The telescopes will help the probes communicate with each other as they orbit Earth, searching for gravitational wave signatures. This marks a shift from ground-based observatories, as LISA will be the first space-based observatory dedicated to this research.

The telescope prototypes, made from a special glass-ceramic, were unveiled recently. Construction for the mission is set to begin in January 2025, with the probes expected to launch from French Guiana.

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