Terrestrial Planet Finder

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Uploaded by on Feb 23, 2010

A Terrestrial Planet Finder Observatory will combine the high sensitivity of space telescopes with revolutionary imaging technologies to measure the size, temperature, and placement of planets as small as the Earth in the habitable zones of distant solar systems. Understanding the potential of a planet to support life may eventually require TPF missions capable of both visible and infrared measurements in order to study the temperature and amounts of gases in their atmospheres. Several approaches are under consideration, including nearly conventional telescopes optimized for imaging other planets, and missions with multiple spacecraft designed to operate together to suppress the bright star light while collecting light from planets for study.

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  • cancelled :(

  • as great an idea as this was it was SCRAPPED, the ANAL BEAN COUNTERS in the government decided that it was TOO EXPENSIVE even though it was much less expensive than the multitrillion dollar bombing campaign in the middle east.

  • I absolutely love this tune!! How do I get it please?

    Great vid too :)

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