The Sun, a future gigantic telescope

Space shares how we could possibly turn the Sun into a gigantic telescope. Using gravitational lensing, the Sun could be our deep look into space.

We have some incredibly powerful telescopes that have given us spectacular views of the cosmos and allowed us to look back to the early days of the universe. These observatories, such as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), are amazing feats of engineering that have required billions of dollars and decades of work.

But what if we could access an even better telescope that already exists? This wouldn’t be a typical telescope. It wouldn’t even come with a lens. But it would be by far the most powerful telescope we’d ever built.

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