Tenerife telescope hunts for Earth-like planets

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From: http://www.thelocal.es/20141023/canary-telescope-kicks-off-search-for-earth-like-planets

Tenerife telescope hunts for Earth-like planets

A new 'low-cost' telescope on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Wednesday kicked off what will be an international search for nearby planets which could support life.

The Teide Observatory on Tenerife on Wednesday launched the first telescope to be used as part of the Danish-led SONG astronomy programme, whose aim is to scour the Milky Way in search of Earth-like planets.

Eventually, eight telescopes around the world will form a network designed to improve our understanding of stars and planetary systems, the news website Canarias7 reported on Thursday.

Seven years ago a group of astronomers from the University of Aarhus and the University of Copenhagen`s Niels Bohr Institute had the idea of a global network of small telescopes specifically focused on the study of nearby stars and planetary systems. The dream was to develop a prototype of a new state-of-the-art robotic telescope that was cheap and efficient in operation and scientifically able to make a difference for relatively little money.

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It's pretty big out there..I love this link about hubble..you really do have to look right through to the end though...dam amazing  Makes you feel pretty small.

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