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NASA Set to Use ‘Lobster-Eye’ Optics to Locate Source of Cosmic Waves

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An optics system that mimics the structure of a lobster’s eyes could be employed on the International Space Station to enable NASA to precisely locate, characterize and alert other observatories about the source of gravitational waves. The Transient Astrophysics Observatory on the International Space Station, or ISS-TAO, is being considered by NASA as a potential Explorer Mission of Opportunity. An international team is currently refining its two instruments: a NASA-provided soft x-ray wide-field imager (WFI), which is equipped with the lobster-eye optics, and the Israel Space...Read full article

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    Published: November 2017
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    gravitational waves
    Postulated by Einstein in his theory of relativity. They are waves traveling at the speed of light and exerting force on matter in their path. They are produced by changes in the distribution of matter.
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