rearls
rearls t1_ivovu5u wrote
Observable universe question.
My mental model is that as we look at things further and further away we are seeing then as they were when the light left them. The further out we look in space the further back we are looking in time and newer better telescopes like JWST allow us see further back in time.
However
There is also a limit as to how much we can see as there are parts of the universe so far away from us that no light from them has reached us yet.
The conclusion is no matter how powerful the telescope there is only so far out (or back) we can see? How long after the Big bang is that threshold?
rearls t1_ivpm9uy wrote
Reply to comment by JensAypa in Ask Anything Wednesday - Physics, Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science by AutoModerator
Ok so it's not like the Big Bang threw things apart so fast and so far that light hasn't got to us yet?