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That question pops up on /r/askscience fairly often. Here's one that does the math for the previously closest known Earthlike exoplanet (36ly) and Alpha Centau
by evilduck 10y ago
That question pops up on /r/askscience fairly often.
Here's one that does the math for the previously closest known Earthlike exoplanet (36ly) and Alpha Centauri (4.5ly).
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/137klp/will_there_be_space_telescopes_capable_of_taking/ https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/137klp/will_the...?
- Gravityloss 10y agoFor starters, it doesn't seem impossible to build it, on earth or in space. You don't need a continuous mirror of that size. I wonder if any of the LIGO technology can be applied to optical telescopes? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperture_synthesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperture_synthesis