NASA Will Fly Satellites in Formation to Create Larger Telescopes

Mashable 2014-10-24

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NASA plans to align tiny satellites known as Cubesats to create what is effectively a single larger telescope. It could be used to observe the Sun or hunt for exoplanets.
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