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Turning the Sun Into a Giant Telescope with Dr. Slava Turyshev

Fraser Cain · interview · Watch on YouTube

Cosmology & astrophysicsSpace exploration & spaceflight

What it is

Fraser Cain interviews JPL physicist Slava Turyshev about using the Sun's gravity as a lens to image distant exoplanets. They cover how the lens works, how a spacecraft would align with it, and mission design.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as the best accessible explanation of the solar gravitational lens mission plan.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “It is the most interesting interview that I have seen in years, possibly ever.”

    Lays out the entire plan for the solar gravitational lens mission

    consumer451, 2024-10 · Strong recommendation · in “A solar gravitational lens will be humanity's most powerful telescope (2022)”

  2. “Highly recommend watching Slava Turyshev discuss his work on an SGL telescope”

    Turyshev discusses solar-sail telescope work and fast speeds

    FriedPickles, 2024-11 · Strong recommendation · in “Voyager 1 breaks its silence with NASA via radio transmitter not used since 1981”

  3. “See this recent Fraser Cain interview with Dr. Slava Turyshev”

    Interview on how the solar lens could image exoplanets

    stouset, 2024-10 · Recommendation · in “First images from Euclid are in”

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Topics: gravitational lensing, exoplanets, jpl, space telescope, solar sail

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