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Pillowtalk t1_j3wsri2 wrote

I want to see a high resolution photo of a exoplanet in the habitable zone. I wonder if NASA is working on that

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jethroguardian t1_j43cg1m wrote

The next generation of telescopes on the drawing board is to be able to detect them via direct imaging. Think 2030's.

For actually seeing details like continents and clouds in a picture, you'd need a probe (20 years minimum) or a telescope at 100 times the Earth-Sun distance that uses the Sun's gravitational lensing to turn it into a massive telescope.

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Pillowtalk t1_j43hz5z wrote

That’s depressing, but thanks for the infos.

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