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The Russian Millimetron Space Observatory

Russia has a new space mission in preparation that can be used for the search for
extraterrestrial intelligence. The project Millimetron is a millimeter and sub-millimeter
space observatory with a 10 meter diameter mirror, very sensitive receivers for single
dish mode and will be used for orbiting VLBI (Very Long Base Interferometer).

This telescope would be convenient for a very sensitive all sky survey with the possibility
of constructing images of sources with a very high angular resolution. The mission will be
useful for the search for astro-engineering constructions in the universe.

The goal of the project is to construct a space observatory operating in millimeter,
sub-millimeter and infrared wavelength ranges using 12-m cryogenic telescope. The
observatory will provide possibility to conduct astronomical observations with super
high sensitivity (down to nanoJansky level) in a single dish mode, and observations
with super high angular resolution.

The space-based observatory will also make it possible to look for the signatures of
wormholes at the center of large galaxies.

Full article here:

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/01/russias-millime.html

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