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http://traffic.libsyn.com/astronomycast/AstroCast-190513.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSSouth America, especially the Atacama Desert in Chile has become one of the best places in the world to put a telescope. It’s dry, high, and the nights are clear. Today we’ll talk about the monster telescopes already in operation in this region, and the big ones coming soon. In this episode we mentioned...
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Read MoreWhat color is the Universe? Turns out this isn’t a simple question, and one that scientists have really been unable to answer, until now!
Read MoreWaves move through a medium, like water or air. So it seemed logical to search for a medium that light waves move through. The Michelson-Morley Experiment attempted to search for this medium, known as the “luminiferous aether”. The experiment gave a negative result, and helped set the stage for the theory of General Relativity.
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