# Laser Guide Star

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Podcast: [Big Ideas Lab](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-ideas-lab-7006723)
Published: 2025-08-12T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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