Classical space telescopes have their limit. You can't simply build bigger mirrors all the time. Instead, you can build more mirrors and combine them into a telescope array. That's the concept behind the Nautilus Array which we discuss with Prof. Daniel Apai from The University of Arizona.

👉 The Nautilus Array

https://nautilus-array.space/

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00:00 Intro

01:45 Future Space Telescopes and their Limits

09:11 Nautilus Telescope approach

15:21 Flat Lenses

23:33 Quality VS Quantity

29:52 Capabilities of the Nautilus Telescope

37:00 Earth-size planets around Sun-like stars

39:41 Current state

48:32 When do we see one fly

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