Gamma - ray telescopes measure diameters of distant stars

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Adding more telescopes at greater distances and by reviving a technique capable of combining specialized gamma - ray telescopes to one giant virtual instrument, scientists have measured the diameters of individual stars hundreds of light years away. The team used the four VERITAS telescopes (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) in the US as one combined ... ...more

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