ESO fires lasers to create artificial guide stars for sharper cosmic observations
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The European Southern Observatory uses lasers on the Very Large Telescope Interferometer to create artificial guide stars ~90 km up, enabling adaptive optics that correct atmospheric blur and deliver sharper observations of the Tarantula Nebula as part of the GRAVITY+ upgrade.
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