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So you're telling me instead of the fragile and complicated shield on the James Webb Telescope, we could've used the entire moon as a shield?

• asdfman123 3y ago
  Are you a software developer? If so, I’m sure you understand the perils of a solution that sounds easy.
• micromacrofoot 3y ago
  moons a much more dense target
• sega_sai 3y ago
  You know that the other side of the moon gets exposed to the Sun, right?
  • nealabq 3y ago
    And the moon's too hot anyway. Even at the end of its long night. Even at -130C it'd still be too hot for JWST.
  • simonh 3y ago
    The article suggests using polar craters that remain in shadow. That would limit your field of view quite a bit though.