[bootlegga]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

CommanderSock CommanderSock:

What the hell is happening in America?

Borrow and spend has ruined us. But with the matter of space exploration it's been a shortsighted Congress with both parties at fault for ending manned spaceflight.

No doubt - and it's the fault of both sides - the only difference is who the party in charge hands the money too.

What's worse is that aerospace technologies (and their spin-offs) really raised the standard of living for people on this planet - and without increased investment, we're going to lose those advances to other nations.

[DrCaleb]

Just to get back on topic - the article doesn't load for me, but the telescope can't be 1,000 times sharper than Hubble.

Hubble is a mostly visual wavelength (infrared through x-ray) telescope, but the Russian one is a radio spectrum telescope.

[saturn_656]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Just to get back on topic - the article doesn't load for me, but the telescope can't be 1,000 times sharper than Hubble.

Hubble is a mostly visual wavelength (infrared through x-ray) telescope, but the Russian one is a radio spectrum telescope.

How dare you question technical superiority of Mother Russia! Our dic... err... I mean radio telescope 1,000 times bigg... damn... I mean sharper than Yanqui Americans!

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DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Hubble is a mostly visual wavelength (infrared through x-ray) telescope, but the Russian one is a radio spectrum telescope.

Bingo. The headline by RT was comparing apples to oranges.

[herbie]

The Hubble has a big flat end with a lid, like an open can of beans. The Russians have a pointy end, therefore 1,000 time "sharper".