Giant Telescope Moving to Northwest Arkansas

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published April 26, 2017 at 1:31 PM CDT

The scale model Daniel Barth uses to explain the enormity of the telescope planned for relocation to northwest Arkansas.

A giant, historic telescope is slated to move to northwest Arkansas from Pennsylvania. The same group behind the move, Supporting STEM in Space, is also donating smaller telescopes to area libraries.

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