Episode

Laser Guide Star

Podcast: Big Ideas Lab
Published: Aug 12, 2025
Duration seconds: 1340
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Summary

For decades, Earth’s atmosphere has blurred images of both stars and galaxies, greatly restricting our ability to see the universe clearly from the ground. But that all changed with the invention of the laser guide star.