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Surfaces of nearby stars imaged

Recorded year2016

Telescopes resolve spots and storms on nearby stars.

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Built on

Stored-program computerRecorded · 1948requires
LaserRecorded · 1960requires
MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires

Led to

Kilometre-scale space interferometerForecast · ~2075enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.