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)

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

This handout picture released by the National Service of State-Protected Natural Areas (Sernanp) shows the rodent Oreoryzomys hesperus in the Cajamarca region, specifically inside the Tabaconas Namballe National Sanctuary in Peru. An international team of scientists has discovered a new species of rodent in a reserve in the Peruvian Andes, the National Service of State-Protected Natural Areas (Sernanp) reported on January 30. (Photo by Handout / National Service of State-Protected Natural Areas (Sernanp) / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / State-Protected Natural Areas (Sernanp)" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS