ELI5: If the James Webb telescope is able to look 13.6 billion light years away, why aren't we looking at the surface of planets to search for life? Submitted by NolosRTX t3_yhj9ps on October 30, 2022 at 4:53 PM in explainlikeimfive 12 comments 4
travelinmatt76 t1_iue2699 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:01 PM Because planets are too small. James Webb is looking at crazy huge things. It's like trying to look at a grain of sand 50 miles away with binoculars. Permalink 3
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