Would it ever be a possibility to create something to travel farther?

Question

Do you think in our lifetime an invention of some type of space craft would be created to allow humans to see more than what we already do? I understand there are those Hubble space crafts and so many others that take pictures of outerspace but they're not very detailed. It would be great to see more in detail beyond our solar system what space looks like.

Answer 1

It will continually happen. There are many designers now currently working on the next generation of telescopes, many of which will be launched into space.

One thing to remember: that the light we see is one small piece of a very large rainbow of light - ranging from microwaves and "radio waves" all the way to x-rays and gamma rays. Using only visible light would be like wearing cardboard glasses with a small hole in the middle - you'd be missing most of the picture.

Much of what you see already is "false color" images where different types of light are assigned to red, green, and blue, to form a better image. I suspect that this trend will continue, as people respond to a picture better than a large table of radiation data.

Answer 2

We can see in certain detail the objects beyond our solar system. Pulsars and other systems have been seen through Hubble telescope which are billions of light years away- the main focus is not the resolution but what lies beyond. The images seen far away are needed not for photographs but for mathematical calculations using its X-Ray emissions and different other properties. To start a discussion or if you want to post other messages in space and astronomy please visit astrowhiz on Yahoo Groups!

Answer 3

Warp drive will be invented by Zefram Cochrane in 2063. At that time Earth will be entitled to enter the "Federation of Planets".

You might live to see it. I'd be waaaaaaaaaaaay over 100 by then.