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Npr: New Observatory Brings Stars Closer to Earth WebsiteNpr: New Observatory Brings Stars Closer to Earth Website
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NPR: National Public Radio
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9th - 10th
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Npr: New Observatory Brings Stars Closer to Earth

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A radio story describing the development of the newest technology in telescopes based on an old idea. Images of the 80-acre interferometer are shown on the site.

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astronomers, astronomy, telescopes

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combining light, exploring space, interferometer, observatory, stability, surface of stars, anderson mesa, hippolyte fizeau, lowell observatory, npoi, npr, national public radio, navy prototype optical interferometer, the u.s. naval observatory, telescope

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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