Idea would turn the Earth into a giant space telescope

Idea would turn the Earth into a giant space telescope(snexplores.org)

5 points by somedude89897 61 days ago | 1 comment

A recent HN thread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48947560) has mentioned using gravitational lensing by the sun to image exoplanets. This is an alternative, using refraction by Earth's atmosphere for imaging, which might be more feasible.

somedude89897 61 days ago |

A recent HN thread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48947560) has mentioned using gravitational lensing by the sun to image exoplanets. This is an alternative, using refraction by Earth's atmosphere for imaging, which might be more feasible.