Back to Article List From the November 2007 issue Why can the Hubble Space Telescope see distant galaxies but not exoplanets? David McKenna, San Bruno, California By Astronomy Staff | Published: November 1, 2007 | Last updated on May 18, 2023 Despite Hubble’s marvelous ability to image distant galaxies, the telescope isn’t able to image extrasolar planets.
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