• Question: Can you see through mirror's in space if you can how is it done

    Asked by to Roberto on 25 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Roberto Trotta answered on 25 Jun 2014:


      No, mirrors in space work exactly in the same way as on Earth. And this is good for us as astronomers, because it means we can put in space telescopes with similar mirrors than the ones we have on Earth and use them there to observe the most distant places in the cosmos.

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