I’m not sure if I worded my question correctly, but let me try to explain more.
If we use a giant telescope to look at another planet 10 light years away from us, we would be looking at how it was 10 years ago. The thing I don’t understand is how does light store and also transfer all the information about that planet (or all the “data” that ends up in our eyes) and yet it’s still the fastest thing.
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The distances in space are vast. They’re so vast that even with the fastest thing, light, there’s a significant delay until it travels those distances. Information isn’t a tangible thing, it’s more of a concept. The simple answer is that light transmits a lot of information because there’s a lot of it. If you’re seeing something, anything, you’re seeing pretty much all the light that’s coming from it in your direction.
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