[Interview] Can We Fix Liquid Mirror Telescopes' Biggest Problem?

Liquid mirror telescopes exist. But there's a big problem with them. They can only look directly up. Can we fix it? Can they work beyond the Earth's surface, in orbit or on the Moon? Finding out in this interview. 👉 Watch this video with NO ADS and a BONUS part for FREE: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 Guest: Dr. Alvaro Romero-Calvo https://lowgravitylab.ae.gatech.edu/ 00:00 Intro 01:16 How liquid mirror telescopes work 06:39 Changing the orientation 17:18 Adaptive optics with liquid mirrors 19:32 Going beyond Earth surface 25:18 Current obsessions 29:02 Final thoughts 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/PIVuv64h19c 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast