enu@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe Webb telescope just offered a revelatory view of humanity’s distant pastarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down11cross-posted to: space@lemmit.online
arrow-up1205arrow-down1external-linkThe Webb telescope just offered a revelatory view of humanity’s distant pastarstechnica.comenu@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmit.online
minus-squaresmitty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year ago 390 light years away As galactic scales go, that’s really close
minus-squareBaron Von J@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoDoes that mean the image is from 390 years ago?
minus-squaresmitty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 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