Scotch tape approach could enable larger, cheaper telescope mirrors

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A team led by NASA's Maxim Markevitch is investigating the possibility of building bigger X-ray telescope mirrors – up to thirty times as large as today's – using a plastic tape coated with a reflective material and then, just like a roll of Scotch tape, tightly rolled on itself. By studying cosmic rays and distant galaxy clusters, such large and significantly cheaper mirrors would allow us to learn more about the birth and evolution of the universe... Continue Reading Scotch tape approach could enable larger, cheaper telescope mirrors

Section: Science and Education

Tags: Imaging, Mirror, NASA, Telescope, X-ray

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