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TIL that the James Webb telescope can capture objects of 1 nanojansky of brightness. Mike Menzel, an engineer on the telescope, explains: "If I was to put a child's nightlight on the surface of the moon, and look at it from the Earth, that would be 20 nanojanskys."

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