To date there have been 238 exoplanets "published." These planets have been discovered by observing the gravitational "wobble" of their parent stars. If the scientists get REALLY lucky and the planet is orbits on a line of sight between earth and its parent star, we can then determine, roughly, what the planet is made up of. So my question is, with interest continually growing in extrasolar planets, how long will it be before we start seeing this planets through advanced telescopes? Is it even possible to pinpoint planet sized objects that far away? Or is it a matter of getting in line to use Hubble or other telescopes?
2007-05-29 07:22:04 · 4 answers · asked by Dustin S 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
actually it is not a question of technology, but of political will to spend the money. the current state of adaptive optics are able to do it but we would have to construct a light sink big enough to gather the light needed to image the planet.
i provided a link for a telescope we have the ability to build and put into space if we want to write the check to build it.
2007-05-29 09:37:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think by 2020, or even 2015, we will develop more accurate methods than normal optical telescopy, i guess theyll probably use something like radio and recolor the photo.
2007-05-29 07:29:12 · answer #2 · answered by Crash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in all possibility till you ask him how he likes your new hair shade. adult men are ignorant of issues like this. i could desire to alter my hair 5 colorings and my husband does not be conscious, yet once I parted it on the different area or maybe a million inch over his mom could.
2016-12-30 06:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a few decades perhaps.
2007-05-29 07:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋