A cool mobile observatory with an ultra-powerful telescope

The automaker Nissan and the European Space Agency team create a cool mobile observatory with an ultra-powerful telescope. It debuted at the Hannover show on September 20, 2018.

The Nissan Navara Dark Sky Concept allows astronomers to view the universe from hard-to-reach locations away from the nighttime glow of urban areas. It tows a bespoke trailer which houses a world-leading telescope giving detailed views beyond the rings of Saturn, to distant galaxies, nebulae and supernovas.

The trailer module has a special refrigerated atmosphere, which allows the telescope to remain stable and calibrated at the optimum temperature in transit to any location.