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Why can the Hubble Space Telescope see distant galaxies but not exoplanets?

FROM THE November 2007 ISSUE

Why can the Hubble Space Telescope see distant galaxies but not exoplanets?

David McKenna, San Bruno, California

Published: Thursday, November 1, 2007

Despite Hubble's marvelous ability to image distant galaxies, the telescope isn't able to image extrasolar planets.

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