[imardmd1]

>> Phones Microscopes get bigger. <<
>> Telescopes get smaller. <<

(A little more wryness in the comparison)

[Steely Tom]

>> Phones Microscopes get bigger. << >> Telescopes get smaller. <<

Very good. Yes. The LHC (Large Hadron Collider) at CERN is a microscope that's more than five miles across.

In fact, however, and if I read this announcement right, SPIDER is a way to make telescopes very large indeed, by "virtualizing" their optical aperture. This opens the door to amazing possibilities.

Also frightening possibilities.