MOTHRA sprint starts: 1,140 lenses to map the cosmic web
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Construction has begun on MOTHRA, the world’s largest all-lens telescope, which uses 1,140 Canon telephoto lenses as a distributed aperture to detect faint hydrogen gas linking galaxies and map the cosmic web, revealing the distribution of dark matter. Built at the El Sauce Observatory in Chile, it aims to begin scientific observations by the end of 2026, funded by Alex Gerko and Convergent Research as part of the Dragonfly FRO initiative.
Topics:scienceinnovation#cosmic-web#dark-matter#dragonfly-fro#innovation#intergalactic-gas#mothra-telescope
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- Billionaire Alex Gerko funds telescope showing ‘cartography of the universe’ Financial Times
- Meet MOTHRA, the thousand-eyed telescope in search of the cosmic web The Globe and Mail
- One of the UK’s richest people is building a telescope to find the ‘architecture of the universe’ The Independent
- Dragonfly FRO Unveils MOTHRA: A New Telescope to Reveal the Hidden Universe The Malaysian Reserve
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