Adaptive optics systems utilize advanced computer control to manipulate optical components in order to improve the fidelity of optical measurements. In this project, the student will work with ...

Have you ever wondered why stars appear to “twinkle” in the night sky? These fast and seemingly random changes in the color and brightness of stars arise from how light interacts with different layers ...

Berkeley — A two-hour observation of Jupiter using an improved technique to remove atmospheric blur has produced the sharpest whole-planet picture ever taken from the ground, according to astronomers ...