This photograph shows the 83 cm and 62 cm diameter telescope inside of the Grande Coupole or Great Refractor at Meudon's observatory park on January 30, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the Gamma-ray Cherenkov telescope in Meudon's observatory on January 30, 2026.. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

Astronomer Vincent Lapeyrere works with a 83 cm and 62 cm diameter telescope inside of the Grande Coupole or Great Refractor at Meudon's observatory park on January 30, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the Gamma-ray Cherenkov telescope in Meudon's observatory on January 30, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the Gamma-ray Cherenkov telescope in Meudon's observatory on January 30, 2026.. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the Gamma-ray Cherenkov telescope in Meudon's observatory on January 30, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the sun reflecting in a window of the Grande Coupole or Great Refractor at Meudon's observatory park on January 30, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the Solar Observatory Tower at Meudon's observatory park on January 30, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP via Getty Images)