A major UK-built radio telescope has been launched in Hampshire to help astronomers detect when the first stars in the universe were formed. The European Low Frequency Array (Lofar) telescope involves 96 radio antennae erected in a field at the Chilbolton Observatory near Andover. The telescope, which works on a low FM frequency, will collect data to help astronomers with their research. A further 5,000 antennae are set to be positioned across Europe. Some have already been installed. (source: news.bbc.co.uk)
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