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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_resolution explains the relevant formula for being able to take pictures like this.

Space telescopes like the James Webb are not actually as good as the ground-based arrays that were used here, which put together multiple receivers over a distance to create a much wider "eye".

I'm hoping that some day we'll have space-based arrays for this. Imagine if the virtual "eye" on the array was as wide as the orbit of the Moon!



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