print email comment close Terahertz Telescope Unveils a New Molecular Universe URL: http://www.si.edu/opa/insideresearch/articles/V8_Telescope.html Description: Background about the Harvard-Smithsonian telescope that is based on terahertz astronomy, "the science of receiving and analyzing waves of radiation from space emitted by molecules at frequencies of more than 1 trillion hertz." This type of astronomy "holds great potential for new discoveries in interstellar chemistry and star formation." Describes detector design and location in northern Chile. From the Inside Smithsonian Research newsletter. Author: Pulliam, Christine Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Extra Keywords THz t-ray LII Database Information: Record 25719 created by Maria Brandt on 03/17/2008 Last modification on 03/25/2008 Published: 04/03/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25719