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Astronomy

Adaptive Optics for Direct Exoplanet Imaging

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Adaptive optics systems can sense and correct atmospheric distortion thousands of times per second, making a ground-based telescope nearly as sharp as one in space.

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Have you ever seen stars twinkling and wondered why? That shimmer is the same effect that blurs images from the world's most powerful telescopes—but astronomers have found a way to fight it.