Giant Mexican Telescope Launched 150
SilentOneNCW writes "A new telescope has been unveiled in Mexico by President Vicente Fox. The Large Millimeter Telescope will be used to pick up electromagnetic radiation known as millimetre waves emitted 13 billion years ago, when the first stars burst into existence, astrophysicists say. The $128M telescope is a joint project between Mexico and the US. With an antenna diameter of 164 feet, the LMT dwarfs existing millimetre-wave telescopes and should be able to pick up signals from the faintest objects in outer space."
Mexican scientists must be humble (Score:5, Funny)
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But don't let me interrupt you. Please continue making jokes about Taco Bell.
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Even though I agree with your post in general, Mexico is not [nationsonline.org] considered a third world contry. According to Wikipedia, Mexico is a Newly Industrialized Country [wikipedia.org] (NIC). This may not matter much, but I think it weakens your argument somewhat.
Nonsensical descriptions. (Score:2)
Although it is always good news that a 3rd world country invests in science and technology (instead of nuclear bombs or nuclear technology with military intents) that should not stop us to describe the economic and social situation on those countries accurately.
Just google about Oaxaca to find out how "Newly Industrialized" we really are....
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While it is amazing that Mexico has built a new LMT, I feel obligated to remind you of the multiple telescopes the US operates such as Gemini [gemini.edu], KECK [keckobservatory.org], NASA IRTF [hawaii.edu], CSO [caltech.edu], SMA [harvard.edu], NRAO [nrao.edu]. These a
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It really shocks me just how fucktarded comments are on Slashdot sometimes.
Science must be a priority (Score:2)
THe MExican people is better server by raising the standards of living and by investing in science.
Science and technology adds expertise needed to attract jobs with high added value. THere is no better investment in order to help the population to stand on their own feet (we have many Engineers and technicians that are unemployed or driving taxis to survive, projects like thes allows them t
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"The $128M telescope is a joint project between Mexico and the US."
This is less "ZOMG! Decline and fall!" and more "Mauna Kea/Arecibo/etc. are getting crowded and we ran out of sovereign US territory."
Unlike US citizens..... (Score:2)
So the Mexican government has no reason whatsoever to stop people going abroad if so they wish.
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TFA: What other space and astrology projects does Mexico host?
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There are lots of observatories around mexico, it seems they like astronomy because of all that prehispanic tradition. Anyway, i live in mexico and this telescope was big news last night. The name in spanish is "Gran Telescopio Milimetrico" which translates better (IMO) to "Great Milimetric Telescope".
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Launched -- How? (Score:2, Informative)
Oh, so they plan to use that old extinct volcano comes to life and launches the telescope propulsion technique. Isn't that kind of optimitistic?
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Some millimeters are longer than others? No wonder we kept losing Mars probes in the 90's.
Gran Teslescopio Milimétrico (Score:2)
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Bonus if the orbit decays... (Score:1, Funny)
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The plan is that the volcano erupts, launching the telescope over the border and into the United States. Beats swimming the Rio or digging a tunnel.
Huge Cloth (Score:5, Funny)
And furthermore (Score:2)
Frogs lack both the intelligence and the proper vocal cords to form human speech, much less to sing "Hello my lady, hello my darling..."
When attempting to inform another person of an easily misunderstood name, in a real conversation one would rapidly devise unambiguous statements such as "The name of the player on first base is spelled H - U." to avoid any confusion.
If anyone has any additional jokes tha
Grrr! (Score:3, Funny)
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Astronomically scientifically interesting (Score:5, Informative)
This is a rather exciting endeavour for those with interest in anything "out there" as equipment of this magnitude is not readily available. Digging into the "building blocks" of inner and outer space, and everything in between, will no doubt yield some interesting surprises, as Hubble continues to do.
Re:Astronomically scientifically interesting (Score:5, Informative)
The NSF has sunk nearly all their money into the ALMA array in Chile, and we get the scraps. That's unfortunate because they'll never let students near the ALMA array, since it will cost gazillions of dollars per hour to operate. So it's nice to see another single-dish millimeter wave scope opening.
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Large millimeters? (Score:5, Funny)
I don't think the telescope was "launched"... (Score:3, Informative)
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I was confused by that too. I guess they mean the project was launched. My first thought was "Mexico has rocket technology???". (Not that Mexicans are incapabale of technical innovation, I just don't recall hearing about any rocket launches they've over done.)
Where would /. be without tedious pedantry? (Score:2)
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Giant Mexican Telescoped Launched? (Score:1)
Cosmic microwave background radiation? (Score:1)
He found/mapped out Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, the radiation left over from the expansion and cooling of the universe right after the big bang. It sounds as though the Mexican telescope is doing the same thing...
Lost in translation (Score:1)
Homeland Security Press Release (Score:2, Funny)
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Over-reactive? Why do we have 12+ million illegals if they are "over-reactive"? Give them all the goddam caffein they want.
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Look, if there are things that people here in the U.S. don't want to do -- legal residents or citizens -- then it doesn't make it right to import illegal workers. What should happen, is the prevailing wage for that job should go up. I absolutely guarantee you, that Americans have no problem picking up garbage off the side of the road, just like there's no shortage of garbage collectors in New York City; they just want to get paid $60,
Will it be allowed to cross the border? (Score:1)
Don't they have bigger problems? (Score:1, Troll)
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If only there was a way to do that, oh well, I guess we will waste money on a space program.
You might want to take 2 seconds and think about how you would implement changes to get a decent income to all your people before deriding this and wanting some sort of magic bullet.
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I have mod points, and I was just going to smack you down, but that wouldn't be the best way to respond to you.
First, this is not a space program. The summary is misleading by using the word launched. This is a earthbound telescope.
Next, the reason that they are doing is this is because they are investing in the future. There are thousands of Mexicans who do have the skills and education to use this, and those people can earn more money, pay more taxes, and encourage others to achieve. Hopefully som
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(*) Technical innovation in a developing country
( ) Product shipped to a developing market
( ) General discussion about IT in the devbeloping world
The location is:
( ) Africa
( ) India
( ) Bangladesh
( ) China
( ) Somewhere else in Asia
( ) South America
( ) Central America
(*) Other __Mexico___
You're objecting to it on the basis that:
(*) Poverty hasn't been eliminated in that country yet
( ) American jobs will be lost
Your argument is bogus because:
(*) Poverty hasn't been eliminat
Spellcheck (Score:1)
Someone isn't using the spellcheck in FF2..
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This angers me. (Score:1, Insightful)
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The support infrastructure for any space program requires higher paid employees, which means more money for spending, which means more jobs.
We should help them get good economical growth. That is the ONLY way to stop ilegal immigration.
As I'm sure you don't relize, illegal imigration is not as bad as people like to spout off about.
Did you know there are farms in new Mexico that pay 10.70 an hour with benefits and t
Great thinking there Sherlock. (Score:2)
You would be surprised of how many of those illegal immigrants that so many US people dislike so much (in spite of keeping entire US industries up and running) are unemployed technicians and even Engineers (I should know, my uncle, with a degree in Engineering, was an illegal worker for a while, later on he became the most respected Engineer in a car manufacturing plant in Mexico, where he
you bastards! (Score:1)
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And you call yourselves 'geeks' ? (Score:5, Insightful)
While I do agree that there are a lot of problems in Mexico, I also understand that scientific research is key for a country's development. As someone else already pointed out, skilled Mexicans will work at this telscope facilites, further exapnding knowledge and research, supporting the development of even more Mexican scientists.
Also of mention, should you'd read the fscking article, you'd realize it's not a space telescope, but rather a ground-based one.
And, what's with the racist comments? So it's not ok to make ethnic remarks about "african-americans", "native-americans" or "the latino population in the US", but it's perfectly fine to poke at your Mexican neighbors? What a bunch of hypocrats.
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Please remember that these post may not be from Americans.
Also, people like to get other peoples goat.
But yeah, it is disappointing.
To summarize (Score:5, Insightful)
That must be one big paper towel tube! (Score:1, Troll)
Mexican Astronomer Quotes... (Score:2)
The /. racists are out in force (Score:1, Offtopic)
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giant mexican telescope? (Score:1)
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Those poor gringos (Score:1)
Really low earth orbit (Score:1)
Nice Headline (Score:2)
Does it... (Score:2)
Tenemos señal !! (Score:2)
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Como están caballeros? Todo lo que sus bases son pertenece a nosotros.
No tienen oportunidad de sobrevivir, hagan su tiempo.
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Black people and White trash work in fast food.
Hispanics work in agriculture and sometimes construction.
Come on man, you gotta do your homework to be a proper racist.
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Just the ones we show to tourists, the good ones we keep for ourselves. Same for the tequila.
De verdad? (Score:1)
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Thanks a lot for making me remember I'm old, bastard.
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Nice mix of people.... (Score:2)
Mix, stirr... wow!
Sinaloa (Score:2)
Oh and about the telescope, in one side it is nince that they are doing something for science (hey I am in UK because of a scolarship I won from the Mexican government) but on the other side, I agree with the people that say that the money could be used for better things
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