ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWebb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years awaymashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down11cross-posted to: astronomy@mander.xyz
arrow-up1183arrow-down1external-linkWebb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years awaymashable.comploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: astronomy@mander.xyz
minus-squareWahots@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·21 hours agoThat is a surprisingly sharp image of planets for an image 7.642e+14 miles away, holy fuck. Reminds me of the FSS in Elite Dangerous. Don’t forget to honk the system!
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoAlmost likes like there’s even hints of variation on the planets’ "surface"s
minus-squareLostXOR@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoThe planets are nowhere near large enough to be resolved, any variation is either noise or an artifact from the coronagraph.
That is a surprisingly sharp image of planets for an image 7.642e+14 miles away, holy fuck.
Reminds me of the FSS in Elite Dangerous. Don’t forget to honk the system!
Almost likes like there’s even hints of variation on the planets’ "surface"s
The planets are nowhere near large enough to be resolved, any variation is either noise or an artifact from the coronagraph.