The new observatory so big it can’t be built on Earth

AD | Go to https://ground.news/drbecky to stay fully informed with the latest Space and Science news. Save 40% off the Vantage plan through my link for unlimited access | The European Space Agency are currently building LISA, the next generation of gravitational wave detectors. It’s an observatory so big that it can’t be built on Earth. LISA will have 3 satellite detectors arranged in a triangle each separated by 2.5 million km - that’s 6.5 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon. It