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Australian and Korean radio telescopes have hooked up for the first time to target a galaxy that is 3.5 billion light years away. The initiative included two CSIRO dishes near Coonabarabran and Narrabri in New South Wales, a telescope of the University of Tasmania near Hobart, and two telescopes operated by the Korean …

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  1. ChrisInAStrangeLand
    Stop

    The Hubble telescope has zero resolving power in radio bands.

  2. Christoph
    Boffin

    "whether the world’s largest radio telescope will be hosted in Australian or South Africa"

    The ideal solution of course would be to host it in both.

  3. Destroy All Monsters Silver badge
    WTF?

    Is the a key technique hosted in Australian?

    What are "string radio waves" and why will the black hole merger release huge amounts of radiation CSIRO's Dr Chris Phillips?

    Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLBI

    1. tony2heads
      Flame

      VLBI

      Been done before; even in South Africa

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartebeesthoek_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory

    2. mhenriday
      Holmes

      Re: Is the a key technique hosted in Australian?

      No doubt when you've been a reader for a little while longer, Destroy All Monsters, you will become resigned to the unfortunate fact that proofreading is not one of El Reg's fortés....

      Henri

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