enu to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoThe Webb telescope just offered a revelatory view of humanity’s distant pastarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1206arrow-down1external-linkThe Webb telescope just offered a revelatory view of humanity’s distant pastarstechnica.comenu to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@smittylinkEnglish11•1 year ago 390 light years away As galactic scales go, that’s really close
minus-square@smittylinkEnglish3•1 year agoYes, if one of those stars blew up 389 years ago, we’d see it next year
As galactic scales go, that’s really close
Does that mean the image is from 390 years ago?
Yes, if one of those stars blew up 389 years ago, we’d see it next year