NASA Considers Sending Telescope To the Outer Solar System 152
Nancy_A writes "A mission that astronomers and cosmologists have only dreamed about — until now. A team at JPL and Caltech has been looking into the possibility of hitching an optical telescope to a survey spacecraft on a mission to the outer solar system. Light pollution in our inner solar system, from both the nearby glow of the Sun and the hazy zodiacal glow from dust ground up in the asteroid belt, has long stymied cosmologists looking for a clearer take on the early Universe."
Re:Upwards? (Score:5, Funny)
But there are no survey craft headed in that direction.
When the Zorblaxians invade, it will be because NASA was too lazy to go up or down instead of sideways.
Re:Um, will they get funding for it? (Score:5, Funny)
The reign of a great empire has come to an end. I think we'll dive into a quasi modern dark ages for the next period. With the collapse of the world economy wars will break out even more one even might consider WW3. The U.S.A. became unimaginable rich and prosperous with cheap borrowed energy (fossil fuel) and later borrowed money. With this they could achieve things which were awesome and great. Alas with great effort too they destroyed the pillars of their own success and the U.S.A has now become a hollow shell of what they've once been. The world has to stabilize again first before we're going to see great and whole hearty efforts in space again. And with powers shifting don't be surprised if some country else will take the lead. At least IMHO.
Congratulations! (Score:5, Funny)
pilot (Score:2, Funny)
I have an ex-wife I'd like to nominate to drive it.
Just tell her there's a Nordstrom's out there.