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Telescope to seek dust where other Earths may lie
The NASA-funded Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer, or LBTI, has completed its first study of dust in the 'habitable zone' around a star, opening a new door to finding planets like Earth. Dust is a natural byproduct of the planet-formation process, but too much of it can block our view of planets.
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The Large Binocular Telescope homepage
The Large Binocular Telescope is a uniquely powerful common-mount, dual-aperture sustem. -
The previous NASA project, called the Keck Interferometer
The Keck Interferometer is a ground-based component of NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program. -
Large Binocular Telescope Observatory at the top of Mount Graham
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