Astronomers will be able to image Earth-like planets by 2025

[caballerodiez]

Hi,

I would like to share with you guys a couple of interesting simulations.

This simulation belongs to an Earth-like planet located 4 light-years away, imaged with the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), expected in 2025:

 

This other simulation belongs to an Earth-like planet located 40 light-years away, imaged with the Large Ultraviolet Optical Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR), expected in 2035:

 

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEU0gL6ONvg

 

What is the first exoplanet you would like to see an image of?

[Kerbart]

An amazing feat for sure, but we had better pictures of Pluto and the New Horizon's mission blew us away with how different it was.

[kerbiloid]

So, by 2100 the telescopes will resolve cars on their streets, and like XX century killed the purpose of humanned interplanetary flights, the XXI will devalue the interstellar ones.