SMRTR Science & EngineeringOct 30, 2025Live Science

Astronomers discover surprisingly lopsided disk around a nearby star using groundbreaking telescope upgrade

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Astronomers used a revolutionary "photonic lantern" device to discover a lopsided gas disk around Beta Canis Minoris. This breakthrough technology splits and recombines starlight to bypass atmospheric interference, achieving space telescope-quality details from ground-based observations.

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