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James Webb Space Telescope

Anonymous Tue 31 Aug 22:48:46 2021 No.13587935 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>13587948 >>13587968 >>13587979 >>13588036

So this thing will be able to see the atmospheric composition of exoplanets?

Why is this not all over the news? What am I missing?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 31 Aug 2021 22:52:34 No.13587948 Report

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>>13587935
>What am I missing?
Delays, so many many delays.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 31 Aug 2021 22:56:14 No.13587968 Report

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>>13587935
>What am I missing?

its still on the ground.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 31 Aug 2021 22:56:45 No.13587972 Report

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>>13587948
This. Luckily, it has just passed another set of tests with flying colors so hopefully the most recent estimate for launch will be more accurate than the previous ones.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 31 Aug 2021 22:58:11 No.13587979 Report

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>>13587935
wtf? the hexagons on the left arent touching? do we need to tell them? do they have an email?

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Anonymous Tue 31 Aug 2021 23:07:32 No.13588036 Report

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>>13587935
how is a telescope with the same resolution capabilities as hst going to see that?
assuming it ever launches.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 31 Aug 2021 23:15:39 No.13588073 Report

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>>13588036
Angular resolution isn’t important for transit spectroscopy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 31 Aug 2021 23:16:48 No.13588080 Report

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>>13587972
>13
Nope. Not if you knew what I know. Never seen a woke telescope.

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Anonymous Tue 31 Aug 2021 23:19:47 No.13588093 Report

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>hay guise!
>nasas new zogillion dollar telescope is gonna seen naked aliens in other galaxies!
>just like in my animes!
gigacringe

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