Will Hubbles replacement be able to detect Earth size planets?
the replacement for the hubble is the James Webb Space telescope (JWST), which will be able to scope out things much farther than the Hubble. But it also will be launched in an unmanned craft to an orbit 930,000 mi away from earth which is a lot farther away from the hubble and no where near close enough to do a servicing mission. Since its so far, the telescope will probably have a pretty short life. It definitely wont be as successful as the Hubble. It is suppose to be able to see objects at the edge of our universe, so yes it should be able to detect Earth size planets…but so could the Hubble. Seeing earth size planets is relative because it depends how far away you are in the first place. The objective of the Webb telescope is to find answers to questions about the big bang and formation of the universe.
