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The 10 milliarcsec resolution element of a 12 meter telescope [high definition space telescope] (diffraction limited at 0.5 micron) would reach a new threshold in spatial resolution. It would be able ...

Giant Telescopes of Tomorrow. In the 20th century, telescopes advanced greatly in size, with apertures of optical scopes expanding from just five feet to over 30, and radio dishes growing from 30 ...

Here, we present the first diffraction-limited images in visual light, produced by an array of independent optical telescopes, connected electronically only, with no optical links between them.