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单词 starlight
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And the night, far from being frightful, was lovely beyond thought, for the stars were close, and although there was no moon the starlight made a silver glow in the sky. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z
The starlight was gone, clouds were everywhere, and there was a drizzle falling. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z
I used to study by starlight, too, just like you do.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z
There was more starlight up here, and he could see clearly. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z
The way was clear between the rows of buried strawberries and he followed it with the starlight striking off the snow, bathing everything in an aqueous light. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z
He looked exhausted, the dark lines under his eyes visible even in starlight But he embraced Tally the moment she stepped from the board, his arms tight around her, and she hugged him back hard. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z
It said, “Mind the starlight blanket. The last human to touch one became a ball of fire.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z
If I dipped my brush in starlight painted a ribbon of night on your windowsill would you still laugh? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
She reached up and gathered her starlight and didn’t heed the moon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
They studied the sky, searching for pinpricks of starlight through the drifting clouds. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
The only light was starlight, but it illuminated everything with a cold clarity. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z
She smiled underneath the bluish starlight that shone through the window above the mattress. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z
The silhouette of the bodyguard looked menacing, and Matt remembered he’d killed twenty children with a bomb intended for the English prime minister.The man seemed to soak up the faint starlight from the ceiling. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
They passed slowly, and the hobbits could see the starlight glimmering on their hair and in their eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z
Their panes glow in the starlight, obscuring the treasures I imagine to be inside them, small plants with berries dangling from their branches, rows of potato plants buried in the earth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z
Some way beyond him, glinting in the starlight, lay the Triwizard Cup. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z
The stars in this world were the same as theirs: the Milky Way blazed bright across the dome of the sky, and innumerable points of starlight dusted the dark, almost matching the moon for brightness…. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
“They were measuring the starlight. And the aurora. He had a passion for the aurora. I think his main interest was in ruins, though. Ancient things.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
At first the road took me by open areas, but soon it led me into a forest of densely twisted trees that allowed neither moon nor starlight to seep through. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z
My heart explodes from my chest and my body fills with starlight and hope. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z
When I finally came back to the meadow, it was very late, maybe four or five in the morning, but Calypso was still in her garden, tending the flowers by starlight. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z
The dolphin was cold and a leprous gray-white now in the starlight and the old man skinned one side of him while he held his right foot on the fish’s head. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
“They will see your white clothes in the starlight.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z
Not some rickety wooden contraption you'd see in some museum, but the weird, outrageous vehicle of a god, built of sleek, otherworldly metal and shimmering with starlight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z
It took so long for starlight to reach me in the sluggers’ ship orbiting Earth that some of those stars were already dead. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z
By the vague starlight they found the way down to the creek-mouth, and untied Lookfar from the rock cairn where she had been made fast, and pushed her out into the black water. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z
Hazel finished the last of the burnet and answered himself in the starlight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
Hathaway gazed out at the distant cities twinkling in the starlight. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
And she didn’t know about the starlight or the moonlight or the tight knot behind her forehead. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
In the harbor one or two rowboats lay still at anchor, and beyond the breakwater the starlight glittered on a calm sea. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
All this Lyra saw by starlight alone; but then, as Lord Asriel connected his wires, the Aurora blazed all of a sudden into brilliant life. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z
Sure enough, a couple of brown bears were lumbering in the meadow a few hundred feet away, their coats gleaming in the starlight. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z
In the sky above Weep, the angel folded its wings, and the moonlight and starlight that for fifteen years had been held at bay came flooding in, seeming sun-bright after such long absence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z
In the starlight his lips shone with wetness, but there was no smile yet and his voice still raged. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z
One came wriggling over the threshold, glistening in the starlight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z
I put a little starlight in them, but it is really quite faint: not enough, I am sure, to give away a clever thief like you. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
The light of the party tents doesn’t reach this far, and I have only starlight by which to navigate. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z
One by one, she brought her fingers to her mouth, letting the starlight slide down her throat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
Ishtar stood there in silver high heels and a dress that shimmered as if made of starlight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z
Then it was up onto a new mule and out again into the starlight. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z
That night, in the quiet? of his dark room, while a deep and clear cold frosted the starlight over the town, those words came back to Turner: “I will see to it myself.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z
It was way too dark to see anything out in the thick of trees, even with the moon- and starlight. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z
Its wings grew, and light curled through the air, like calligraphy made of starlight. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z
Without thinking about it, Luna raised her hands to the sky, letting starlight gather on her fingers. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
Pa saw this in the starlight and he fired quickly. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
Though Elena looked fully formed, the edges of her body gleamed as though made from starlight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z
In the starlight, Frank’s face might have been alabaster, like an old Roman statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z
She had freckles on her nose and a chipped tooth and her starlight hair was in long braids with ribbons at the end. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
Lanterns flickered near the center of the port, where the road led up the hill to the city, but here was all shadow and starlight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z
In the dim starlight the young master’s face looked unfamiliar. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wherever they went and wherever they slept, the east wind whistled in the reeds, and the geese went over high in the starlight, honking at the stars. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
There is enough magic in starlight to content a baby and fill its belly, and in large enough quantities, starlight can awaken the best in that baby’s heart and soul and mind. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
Her husky voice was irresistible, and I glimpsed starlight in her dark, mysterious gaze. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z
In this moment, it seems entirely possible that starlight could rain down upon us, dusting us in glitter. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z
All round him was the quiet summer night, luminous with starlight but paling to dawn on one side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
Crickets clicked in the rough grass, and moths fluttered in the starlight. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z
Butler followed his lead, popping the cap on his weapon’s starlight scope. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z
At night, once the goat’s milk was exhausted, Xan gathered the gossamer threads of starlight on her fingers, and the child ate gratefully. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
She glowed brighter and brighter as she disintegrated back into the starlight she'd been created from. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z
He turned, his glasses pale bronze in starlight. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z
From here, lit by starlight, I can see the maze below and the folly in the center. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z
Her silk robes glowed faintly in the starlight. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z
Zero's face was lit in the starlight, and there was a flower petal in front of his nose that moved back and forth as he breathed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z
The sky glimmered all around, starlight and infinity, and altogether too many seconds had passed since their last kiss. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z
The old man stroked his beard, and it shone very white in the starlight. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z
He turned and looked after it, and on the slope he saw old Samuel against the sky, his white hair shining with starlight. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z
He abandoned the starlight and scrambled down the dark steepness, shouting like the enraged Aeneas until he fell against the door, which did not yield. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z
He seemed to hear or remember hearing: ‘Nothing passes doors or windows save moonlight and starlight and the wind off the hill-top.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z
They were dark, small, and lovely—the exact purple of the lining of night, with the shot-silk shimmer of starlight on dark water. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z
“Pay attention. One night, long ago, as we looked at the stars, I gathered starlight on my fingertips, and fed it to you like honey from the comb.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
They burst into the dark open space of the warehouse, where the starlight made dappled patterns on the floor. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z
She could fill them up, of course, with both starlight and moonlight, and any other magic that she could find lying around, but something told her it would only be a temporary solution. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
The twinkle is caused by the starlight having to penetrate the atmosphere, which moves and shifts, but up here above the atmosphere the stars bum steadily and brightly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
Above, the heavens glow, the sky pale with starlight. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z
The other two figures came out into the starlight. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
As Ben walked toward his father, he was surprised to look up and see the universe shivering with starlight. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z
I draw two warriors with swords made of starlight, pointing their weapons at each other and drawing lines in the sand. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z
And each mouthful of starlight deepened the darkness in the child’s gaze. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
Were those two eyes glowing—or just reflections of starlight on the river? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z
Henry in all white, starlight in his hair. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z
At night, moonlight and starlight bent toward the baby, flooding her cradle. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
There by the starlight, I could see him licking Little Arliss’s face. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
Recently, in Vanidades, she had read how starlight took years to travel down to earth. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
How much they must miss, never to feel the earth beneath their feet, or the wind in their hair, or the tingle of the starlight on their bare skin! The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
When he stood, his arms held out for balance, the whole town was laid before him, the houses black against the snow that reflected the silver starlight. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z
“And anyone who saw it would be struck with love. I could give you a magical blade that cuts through starlight.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z
They stood by the river in the starlight. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
Take me with you, stream, away in the starlight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
They woke him and asked him to lay the knife on the ground where it caught a glitter of starlight. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
The last few nights he had had the most uncertain feelings about the sidewalk just around the corner here, moving in the starlight toward his house. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
In the starlight, he sees a man on his knees, bending over his Bible, praying. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z
Against the starlight coming in the window, I saw him turn to watch for Jupiter. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z
The sky was cloudy, so there was very little starlight. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z
Until he was shot, Ted Lavender carried the starlight scope, which weighed 6.3 pounds with its aluminum carrying case. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
Then I see Mama’s face in the starlight, smiling as she holds a baby in her arms. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z
He saw pictures of dragons and a volcano and even a little girl with hair like starlight. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
They were in the tunnels now; even the starlight was gone. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z
She could just make out the shapes of his fingers against the starlight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z
‘Have peace now,’ she said, ‘until the morning! Heed no nightly noises! For nothing passes door and window here save moonlight and starlight and the wind off the hill-top. Good night!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z
“Whenever it snows I think of that. The drifts and the big wind and the potbellied stove. And the starlight coming through the window.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z
He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths so that he could "come over" some afternoon to a stranger's garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z
“What do you miss most about your mother, Amari?” she asked as they rumbled down the road in the starlight. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z
“O Lord with the starlight ears, send me a sign!” said Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
I could even see one of his claws, in the starlight. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
It gleamed in the starlight like polished abalone. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z
They winged through the last gleams of starlight, re-forming into their siphon of whirling wings, and she opened her mouth and took them back in. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z
Something whizzed over Holly’s head, something that glinted in the starlight. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z
Not in Marinn or the Tribal deserts, not even beyond the Empire, where woad-coated Barbarians danced beneath starlight for days, as if possessed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z
Inside, only a faint starlight shone through the windows. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z
In the weak starlight, as their small barge moved back and forth on the rising ocean swells, they’d have to leap for the cargo net. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z
There wasn’t a moon but the starlight served better than moonlight. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
Now that I was sitting across from him, I could see that his eyes shone with starlight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z
The children she brought with her, their skin and eyes bright with starlight, were seen as a blessing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
He returned again after an hour and again after two hours, looked through the window and saw Siddhartha standing there in the moonlight, in the starlight, in the dark. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
When I looked outside, I knew I would have to make my way by starlight. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
The lotus garden was lit only by starlight, and the air was warm and smelled of stagnant water. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
Then I can make out the shape of the high windows and a smudge of starlight. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z
The night was black—that thick darkness that belongs only in backcountry, where the houses are few and the streetlights fewer, where starlight goes unchallenged. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z
When she was being quiet as a shadow, she could sneak past all of them, flitting out by starlight to make her water in the woods where no one would see. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
Ishtar flicked her loose hair from her face, and starlight sparkled within her locks. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z
He stood in the doorway, stared out into the starlight. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z
And when Sister Ignatia wore them at night, she felt herself full to bursting with starlight—and, if she timed it right, moonlight as well. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
The room was dark again, with starlight in the windows and the sounds of a baby crying, and farther away, the barking of a lonely dog. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
Eddington observed the bending of starlight during a solar eclipse, confirming one of those predictions. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z
Nathan stepped inside the hogan, forcing himself to be terrified of the starlight fabric. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z
In his reverberating brand of free verse, lines hover in the air like pulses of distant starlight, or humming throws from deep right field to home plate. Books: Hawaii and Nature Are Inspirations for W. S. Merwin 2010-07-01T02:20:00Z
As fun as it would be to see Maura Pfefferman glow with starlight before transforming into, say, Bob Newhart in a muumuu, such a move would play havoc with the show’s sense of spiritless depression. Loss leader: can a TV show continue without its main character? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z
The waning days of 2018 had been crisp and clear, with flecks of starlight pricking the orange dome of the city at night. Ready, Set, Ski! In China, Snow Sports are the Next Big Thing 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z
They drank canned beer and smoked cigarettes by day, huddling around firepits at night, starlight and guitars in ample supply. Pioneertown Wants to Be the New Old West 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z
“Everything is written in blood,” Henry Miller wrote of Cendrars’s verse and fiction, “but a blood that is saturated with starlight.” Blaise Cendrars at the Morgan: A Modern Match of Poetry and Painting 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z
From the bridge deck, the white sand beaches of the Exumas glowed blue-white under the starlight, and the rising moon spread a thin layer of silver over the sea. Off the Tourist Grid in the Bahamas 2013-01-30T22:27:14Z
When you learn that the name Hesperios means “evening star” in Greek, the notebooks seem less like a branding exercise and more like taking a moment to stop and ponder starlight. Shop, Eat, Envy 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z
The 3-year-old has learned to spell compound words like “starlight and fireworks” through an app called Montessori Crossword, her mother said. ?Hi, Grandma!? (Pocket Zoo On Hold) 2010-10-15T20:56:00Z
The four brief sections contain beautiful musical meditations, lavishly consonant and strikingly tuned, on arctic sunlight, moonlight and starlight. A quirky thread runs through L.A. Phil Green Umbrella quartet program 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z
"The starlight is almost too beautiful to look at." Playing 'Her' animator David OReilly's hypnotic video game 'Mountain' 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z
Its simple starlight inspired the prettiest playing of the night from the pianist Howard Watkins, who often made the program’s wide-ranging styles sound homogeneous and unsubtle. Review: A Big Baritone Sound at Play in an Intimate Setting 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z
The second movement Scherzo found some of the composer’s signature bite, and the close of the final movement was purely, quietly radiant, like starlight. Jarvi’s insouciance gets results from the NSO 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z
Every kind of stitch looked like scripture to me, scripture and starlight! A Wildly Inventive Fantasy Series That Began on the Web and Became a Best-Seller 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z
He finds himself lost in relativity, plunged between the wailing of an ambulance "reaching me from seven floors below" and "starlight that was unreachable because my entire being was in a blind spot". Open City by Teju Cole ? review 2011-08-17T09:00:03Z
After dark, the campers next to us launched a small boat mounted with a spotlight and fished the labyrinth of waterways by starlight. For summer fun in Potholes State Park, just add water (and sand dunes) 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z
“The light that she shines is a kind of starlight,” he said. Dance: Darci Kistler, Retiring From New York City Ballet 2010-06-25T16:19:00Z
The play begins with yearning monologues from each character, gets sharply funny when they all show up in Macy’s, and waxes lyrical as the women gather under starlight at the end. Review | Elaine May’s porn star play leads a pack of escapist comedies 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z
We peer into the eyes of eagles, which can see for miles, and wonder, along with the authors, whether trees are sensitive to starlight. The Great Outdoors: From Your Backyard to a Garden in Japan 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z
What about his visions of colorfully dressed folk wildly dancing and singing in the starlight? Review | From the author of ‘Morning Has Broken,’ magical tales perfect for Valentine’s Day 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z
Drunk on starlight and wine, I arrived home around midnight and opened my computer to Spotify, where a new playlist had materialized on Millie’s profile. I Bet You Think These Songs Are About You 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z
Yellow rays shot through the holes like starlight filtered through treetops. At the Urban Cowboy B&B, a tumbleweed blows in Brooklyn 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z
For his La Guardia piece titled “Mother,” he has combined starlight globes with black oceans with his signature black drip-shaped sculptures. Ready When You Are, Terminal C Is Now an Art Destination 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z
Mr. Pullman borrows that detail of different-colored dresses — starlight, moonlight, sunlight — from one British version of the story. Books of The Times: ‘Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm,’ by Philip Pullman 2012-12-17T22:41:07Z
Try to look on a clear, moonless night, as the moon tends to block starlight. For the best stargazing, head to a patch of dark sky 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z
Later, as a professor at Vassar, Mitchell tells her students, America’s first class of women astronomers: “Mingle the starlight with your lives and you won’t be fretted by trifles.” Dani Shapiro: By the Book 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z
She will need Edan’s expertise and all her own grit and aptitude to tackle the final challenge: fashion three dresses fit for a goddess, made of sunlight, moonlight and starlight. Review | In a new fantasy series, thrilling adventure takes cues from ‘Project Runway’ 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z
Free of charge, it offers us the weight of starlight, the light of the moon and the music of uninterrupted imagination. 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z
Phoebe-birds called sadly from the woods down by the creek … Softly Pa's fiddle sang in the starlight … The large, bright stars hung down from the sky. The Little House books as feminist classics 2012-12-28T22:55:10Z
I hope Ms. Nyong’o’s starlight draws audiences to this detailed and painfully moving exploration of the brutality and dehumanization that seem to be endemic to African conflicts. Review: In ‘Eclipsed,’ Female Captives in Liberia’s Civil War Seek Sustenance 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z
For the best stargazing, you need to get away from outdoor lights, many of which block starlight through light pollution. For the best stargazing, head to a patch of dark sky 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z
Schubert decorates the slow movement with exquisite tinkling high notes that usually are made to serve as the musical equivalent of illuminating a scene with magical starlight. Pianist Andras Schiff mesmerizes with last sonatas of 4 composers 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z
This is how it is at the end – me lying in my bath while the waters break,my skin glistening with amnion, streaks of starlight. What the Water Gave Me by Pascale Petit 2011-01-24T11:00:58Z
Every surface has a diamantine glitter, an effect accentuated by the starlight glow of thousand of smartphones in the audience. Wrongbestfilmgate was a moment of pure chaos – my night of shocks at the Oscars 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z
No Kirakira+ has been needed at the 2018 Winter Games, where it sometimes seems as if a filter for glinting cartoon starlight has already been applied. Embracing Fashion, Saggers to Sequins, at the Winter Games 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z
A robin's breast, a berry bright,is dimmed by falling night,could starlight melt a frozen heart,a baby make all right? Carols for Christmas 2010-12-18T00:07:31Z
We see film exposed in starlight and developed in seaweed, or hear music generated, with the help of electrodes, by the island’s Calosoma beetle. ‘Geographies of Solitude’ Review: Exploring a Wild Island 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z
“Beyond the high window the sky moves its clouds,” runs a typical sentence, “and now clearly the night by the silver of its starlight shows — The sceptered tops of the moving pines.” ‘Beatlebone’ review: What does John Lennon need to find his muse again? 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z
The models simulated the transmission spectra, or light fingerprint, generated by an atmosphere that absorbs some colors of starlight and lets others filter through, information scientists use to determine the atmosphere's composition. 'Jurassic worlds' might be easier to spot than modern Earth 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z
Hence, for these smaller, younger objects, we can see the starlight belonging to their host galaxies while also measuring their mass. JWST Finds Strange Harmony in Early Galaxies and Black Holes 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z
By blocking much of the starlight, we transformed the primary mirror into an array of small collectors, allowing Keck to work much like modern radio telescopes that link many smaller antennas together. Rare ‘Pinwheel’ Stars Are a Beautiful Astronomical Puzzle 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z
Sometimes the light from other bright objects like nebulae can mix with starlight too. Counting A Sky Full Of Stars 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z
Near the center of the image is a mature star called S1, its starlight illuminating the wispy yellow nebula around it. A Year of Cosmic Wonder With the James Webb Space Telescope 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z
Smith pointed out that the starlight visible in the image actually left there 390 years ago. Webb Space Telescope reveals moment of stellar birth, dramatic close-up of 50 baby stars 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z
Some were made with prisms that fan out the starlight, creating what's known as stellar spectra. This Astronomer Discovered What the Stars Were Made Of, And Few Believed Her Discovery 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z
Disturbingly, astronomers call this reddening effect “the extinction of starlight.” Why Does Smoke Turn the Sky Orange? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z
Specifically, they found that one out of six galaxies from this region had features indicating that their atoms had been ionized by starlight and then cooled down to be combined with other molecules. "Let there be light!" James Webb discovers ancient galaxies that gave our universe its first glow 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z
Planets are extremely faint compared to the bright stars they orbit, so to view them we must sift through the starlight to uncover the planets underneath. JWST’s Exoplanet Images Are Just the Beginning of Astrobiology’s Future 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z
This allowed the team to collect a fraction of the starlight that passed through the planet’s upper atmosphere—assuming the world has an atmosphere at all. Did JWST Just Find Water on a Rocky Exoplanet? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z
They also observed some dimming of the starlight before and after the star blinked out, which pointed to the existence of the first ring. Why Have One ‘Impossible’ Ring Around Your World When You Could Have Two? 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z
It’s striking that the same optical physics describing starlight and dust also explains far more local phenomena. Why Does Smoke Turn the Sky Orange? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z
The researchers suggest that the organic compounds found on Ryugu may have been formed with the help of chemical reactions caused by starlight in icy materials residing in interstellar space. Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z
Astronomers solve this problem by filtering starlight with an item known as a coronagraph, which blocks out the bright central area of the star, and by keeping images steady and crisp with adaptive optics technology. JWST’s Exoplanet Images Are Just the Beginning of Astrobiology’s Future 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z
Bromley explained that planets form through a messy process involving a lot of collisions, which kick up dust that can intercept a large amount of starlight. Researchers want to create a dust shield in space to fight climate change 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z
Rather, astronomers found it indirectly, when distant stars happened to pass behind Quaoar, blocking the starlight. There’s a Ring Around This Dwarf Planet. It Shouldn’t Be There. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z
Several of these are in the star’s habitable zone—the region around the star in which sufficient planet-warming starlight might allow liquid water to exist. JWST Heralds a New Dawn for Exoplanet Science 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z
Bright starlight now seems confined on land surfaces to remote locales where tourists might venture and less developed regions. As 'skyglow' grows, study documents glaring global light pollution 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z
While telescopes like Kepler and TESS, which find planets by searching for small dips in starlight, called transits, have discovered thousands of exoplanets, direct imaging’s tally hovers around a mere 50. JWST’s Exoplanet Images Are Just the Beginning of Astrobiology’s Future 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z
“Migratory songbirds normally use starlight to orient where they are in the sky at night,” she said. Twinkle, twinkle fading stars: Hiding in our brighter skies 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z
However, they also observed some dimming of the starlight before and after the star blinked out. There’s a Ring Around This Dwarf Planet. It Shouldn’t Be There. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z
Sagan and Khare showed how the haze particles scatter light in different directions, which would erode many of the distinctive absorption features in starlight passing through a planet’s atmosphere. Lifting the veil: Astronomers conjure up the hazes that obscure alien worlds 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z
Visible-light data from Hubble showcase the starlight in this spiral, including older, redder stars at the galaxy's glowing core and younger, bluer stars on its outskirts. The Best of JWST’s Cosmic Portraits 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z
The spectrum of starlight passing through the atmosphere of an exoplanet, for example, carries the fingerprints of gases in the planet’s atmosphere and hints as to whether conditions are favorable to life. Science’s 2022 Breakthrough of the Year: A telescope’s golden eye sees the universe anew 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z
Coronagraphs are opaque circles that block that bright starlight to let the weaker signals through. Are the James Webb Space Telescope’s Pictures ‘Real’? 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z
If they are hit by another asteroid, some of this ice will be excavated, exposing it to scorching starlight. The Mysterious Comets That Hide in the Asteroid Belt 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z
Mr. Trump pushed back on criticism that he is to blame and attacked Mr. DeSantis as an “average” governor who was boosted to starlight by his backing. DeSantis for President PAC in the works, after blowout Florida victory 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z
The nebula, known also as Messier 16, is starlight that can be barely glimpsed by the naked eye on clear evenings in July and August. Webb Telescope Captures New View of ‘Pillars of Creation’ 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z
Over the next several months, engineers and astronomers watched nervously as the tennis court–size sunshield unfurled, mirror sections swung into place, and starlight passed through its instruments for the first time. Science’s 2022 Breakthrough of the Year: A telescope’s golden eye sees the universe anew 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z
“Then we can essentially build up a template of what the starlight looks like and subtract that away to leave behind just the planet.” JWST’s First Exoplanet Images Forecast a Bright Future 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z
“I told her, ‘This might be the most distant starlight we’ve ever seen.’” JWST’s First Glimpses of Early Galaxies Could Break Cosmology 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z
It’s currently available to order in midnight, starlight, silver, and red. Here’s where to preorder the new crop of Apple Watches 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z
The new SE will be available in silver, midnight, and starlight colors. Apple announces a new Apple Watch SE 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z
And last month, the telescope captured the spectrum of starlight that filtered through an exoplanet’s atmosphere—an extremely challenging task for other telescopes. Science’s 2022 Breakthrough of the Year: A telescope’s golden eye sees the universe anew 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z
Stability is crucial to obtain a clean starlight template from a second star to subtract from the first. JWST’s First Exoplanet Images Forecast a Bright Future 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z
How exactly this process unfolded intimately depends on a witch’s brew of exotic physics, ranging from the uncertain influences of dark matter and dark energy to the poorly understood feedbacks between starlight, gas and dust. JWST’s First Glimpses of Early Galaxies Could Break Cosmology 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z
While we’ve seen the starlight configuration plunge to this price before, the current deal represents a record low for both the space gray and midnight colors. Asus’ excellent Chromebook Detachable CM3 has returned to its lowest price to date 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z
As it did, starlight shone through the planet’s atmosphere where various molecules absorbed specific wavelengths of infrared light. Webb Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide on a Distant Exoplanet 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z
When an exoplanet’s orbit takes it in front of its star, some of the starlight passes through the planet’s atmosphere and carries fingerprints of its composition. Carbon dioxide detected around alien world for first time 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z
Einstein's theory of general relativity got its first verification in 1919 when starlight passing near the Sun was observed during a solar eclipse. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z
We encounter a small “technical problem” when we try to photograph starlight coming very close to the Sun: the Sun is an outrageously bright source of starlight itself. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
They also considered the impact of dust in Earth’s atmosphere and in interstellar space that can change the color of starlight passing through. Ancient Stargazers Saw Betelgeuse Shine a Different Color 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z
The diagonal and curving lines of the plants and the single ray of starlight establish jazzy rhythms. Perspective | Slavery’s horror, powerfully stylized by a Harlem Renaissance artist
The atmospheric gases absorb specific wavelengths of light, which show up as dips in brightness when the starlight is spread out into a spectrum. Carbon dioxide detected around alien world for first time 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z
But dust surrounding a galaxy can fool observers, as it can absorb starlight and re-emit it at longer wavelengths, making the galaxy look redder. Webb telescope reveals unpredicted bounty of bright galaxies in early universe 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z
This is when the starlight has to travel to us by skirting the Sun and moving through measurably warped spacetime. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
And by measuring the absorption of starlight by dust and hydrogen atoms, it could probe the nearby G cloud, into which we will plunge in the next 2000 years—if the transition hasn’t already begun. ‘Voyager on steroids.’ Mission would probe mysterious region beyond our Solar System 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z
To detect life on a distant planet, astrobiologists will study starlight that has interacted with a planet's surface or atmosphere. How the James Webb telescope will search for alien life 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z
A transmission spectrum is collected as an exoplanet “transits” in front of the star it orbits, allowing starlight passing through its upper atmosphere to be isolated and studied. Behold, Some Hidden Gems from JWST’s First Images 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z
In my testing, both cameras performed fine at night in the two comparable modes, with the Eufy being better at capturing more detail and decent distance, aided by its starlight sensor. Arlo Go 2 or Eufy 4G Starlight: which is the best cellular security camera? 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z
If your telescope collects starlight tonight that has been traveling for 10,000 years, is that star inside or outside our Milky Way Galaxy? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Hubble was not only exploring space, but was also probing time, gathering starlight that had been emitted eons ago during earlier epochs of the universe. How Taking Pictures of ‘Nothing’ Changed Astronomy 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z
Webb can look for biosignatures by studying planets as they pass in front of their host stars and capturing starlight that filters through the planet's atmosphere. How the James Webb telescope will search for alien life 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z
When a planet passes in front of its host star, a tiny amount of starlight passes through its atmosphere. Here's what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen in just a week of looking 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z
However, there is no complete darkness in Alaska in summer, and in my previous experience with starlight night vision, it worked best in true darkness. Arlo Go 2 or Eufy 4G Starlight: which is the best cellular security camera? 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z
The remains of this cloud can be seen in the lower right part of the frame, glowing in response to the starlight illuminating it. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
During regular passes in front of its home star, some starlight is absorbed by gases in WASP-96b’s atmosphere, leaving telltale dips in the star’s spectrum. Webb telescope wows with first images 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z
Leading concepts for future, even more powerful, space telescopes include plans to block the bright light of a planet's host star to reveal starlight reflected back from the planet. How the James Webb telescope will search for alien life 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z
From our solar system’s perspective, WASP-96b sweeps across the surface of its star every three and half days, blotting out a small fraction of starlight during that transit passage. First look: The Exoplanet WASP-96b 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z
It’s also available at the same price in red, blue, green, and starlight. Best smartwatch and fitness tracker deals for Amazon Prime Day 2022 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z
It is in these dark regions of space, protected from starlight, that molecules can form. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
A bright, reflective blanket of clouds could prevent any starlight from entering an exoplanet’s atmosphere, ruining any attempt to find alien air. Webb Telescope Will Look for Signs of Life Way Out There 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z
Once the starlight is blocked, it becomes much easier to study light bouncing off a planet. How the James Webb telescope will search for alien life 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z
And, for the first time, the data also include spectra—breakdowns of starlight—that point to chemical compositions. News at a glance: Webb telescope dinged, U.S.-Russia research paused, and NASA’s UFO study 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z
But that’s not all — it’s less than half an inch thick and is available in four colors: silver, space grey, starlight, and midnight. Apple WWDC 2022: the 16 biggest announcements 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z
Some dense clouds of dust are close to luminous stars and scatter enough starlight to become visible. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
If astronomers look only at starlight at those wavelengths, the planet will dim Trappist-1 even more. Webb Telescope Will Look for Signs of Life Way Out There 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z
Each is far more powerful than existing telescopes on Earth, and despite the handicap of Earth's atmosphere distorting starlight, these telescopes might be able to probe the atmospheres of the closest worlds for oxygen. How the James Webb telescope will search for alien life 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z
It will be available in silver, space grey, and new “starlight” and “midnight” colors. Apple’s new MacBook Air features the M2 chip 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z
"With little starlight reaching free-floating planets, extraterrestrials could use controlled nuclear fusion as the source of energy, and they could inhabit subsurface habitats and oceans of the free-floating planets to be protected from space radiation." Scientist says interstellar travel might be possible without spaceships 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z
But at least half of the starlight that interacts with a grain is merely scattered, that is, it is redirected rather than absorbed. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The 30-minute task of readying the bed by starlight was one we instantly agreed we would not repeat; we would spend the rest of the trip with a bed for a back seat. I Lived the #VanLife. It Wasn’t Pretty. 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z
It will detect changes in starlight when the gravity of a planet or star warps the light of a background star that it is passing in front of. China Is Hatching a Plan to Find Earth 2.0 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z
The camera uses a starlight sensor to capture full-color images in low light, and the spotlight is there if needed. Eufy’s $250 4G Starlight Camera can go almost anywhere 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
But showing that some of the light from its disk was from a glowing-hot new planet rather than reflected starlight was no easy task. Jupiter-size exoplanet caught in the act of being born 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z
The fact that starlight is reddened by interstellar dust means that long-wavelength radiation is transmitted through the Galaxy more efficiently than short-wavelength radiation. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
In both instances, astronomers used a technique known as gravitational lensing to magnify the minuscule starlight. Twinkle, twinkle: Astronomers discover farthest star yet 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z
Their starlight is so bright, though, that it has served to obscure all of the other farewells that will come on the kafala-built fields of Qatar. Messi, Ronaldo and Soccer’s Golden Sunset 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z
Neither is my father, wielding a knife in starlight. Poem: Lessons on Lessening 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z
The 18 points of starlight resemble bright fireflies flitting against a black night sky. NASA’s new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfie 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z
The first astronomers to try this experiment did not know that starlight is dimmed by interstellar dust. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The forthcoming faceplates come in black and red — matching the DualSense controllers Sony released over the summer — as well as entirely new hues called “starlight blue,” “nova pink,” and “galactic purple.” Where to preorder the colorful new PS5 covers and DualSense 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z
Woven throughout are flickers of starlight, myth and humanity's age-old connection with the natural world. A Near-Future Plague, the Neuroscience of Navigation, and More 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z
The emphasis on the search for the first starlight makes Webb sound like a "one note flute". James Webb: A $10bn machine in search of the end of darkness 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z
The small number of early galaxies discovered by Hubble would suggest not, but Webb’s more complete census may cement the role of starlight. On the launch pad at last, NASA’s Webb telescope will probe first stars and weather on alien worlds 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z
This huge artificial ring or sphere might glow very brightly at infrared wavelengths, as the starlight it receives is eventually converted to heat and re-radiated into space. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The starlight blue DualSense controller contrasts the black of its two-tone paint job with the pop of a vibrant blue hue. Where to preorder the colorful new PS5 covers and DualSense 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z
"You need some way to block out the starlight in order to see the relatively faint planet next to it, and so that's a lot of what's driving this technology development towards this flagship mission." Astronomers plan to double-down on the search for extraterrestrial life 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z
In this case, astronomers tried to look for the planet's host star, and were surprised to discover that its starlight was not bright enough to constitute an ordinary, main sequence star. Astronomers observe a distant solar system that looks a lot like ours will after the sun explodes 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z
During a transit, the planet’s atmosphere absorbs a small amount of the starlight, resulting in tiny changes in the star’s spectrum. On the launch pad at last, NASA’s Webb telescope will probe first stars and weather on alien worlds 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z
When this dust accumulates in a single location, the result is a dark cloud where ultraviolet starlight is blocked and molecules can survive. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The new iPhone includes a faster A15 chip, a brighter display, and a battery life of up to 2.5 hours longer, and comes in new colours including pink, blue, "midnight starlight" and red. Apple iPhone 13 brings portrait mode for video 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z
In doing so Alistair, 52, says he brings "new light - or new starlight, so to speak" to those familiar scenes. Northern Ireland landscape: Searching for the perfect picture 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z
Atmospheric turbulence smears starlight, making stars appear to dance and flicker when close to the horizon. Brown Dwarfs Could Reveal Secrets of Planet and Star Formation 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z
The absorption signatures are strongest when the starlight passes through a thick atmosphere, so Hubble and Spitzer focused on big, puffy planets that orbit close to their star—so-called hot Jupiters. On the launch pad at last, NASA’s Webb telescope will probe first stars and weather on alien worlds 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z
Because of their high density, molecular clouds block ultraviolet starlight, the main agent for heating most interstellar gas. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
“When the planet passes in front of the star, it leaves a spectral fingerprint, as we call it—information about its atmosphere in the starlight,” Heller says. Aliens Might Already Be Watching Us 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z
The researchers analysed starlight from the galaxies using both Hubble and the Spitzer Space Telescope. Astronomers work out when the first stars shone 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z
For decades, astronomers have probed the universe for signs of life by watching distant planets glide past their host stars, studying the tiny dips of starlight that give away clues about an exoplanet’s atmosphere. Alien planets have had "front-row" view of Earth for ages, astronomers say 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z
But there are many sources of light contributing to what New Horizons sees in its cameras, including light reflecting off the spacecraft, the glare of the Sun, and starlight. How dark is outer space? The New Horizons spacecraft is helping astronomers find out 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z
On the basis of arguments like these, astronomers have concluded that widely scattered solid particles in interstellar space must be responsible for the observed dimming of starlight. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
In “First Light,” Chapman does all of the above — and conveys the wonder and mystery of darkness suddenly illuminated by magnificent starlight. An illuminating — and entertaining — look at the earliest stars of our cosmos 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z
It progressively winnows out starlight, and stacks frame after frame to allow any faint planetary light to accumulate and eventually be seen. Is It a Planet? Astronomers Spy Promising Potential World around Alpha Centauri 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z
But the source of starlight that was mysteriously brightening and dimming some 1,900 light-years away may top all those discoveries for its science fiction-like grandeur. Six Stars, Six Eclipses: ‘The Fact That It Exists Blows My Mind’ 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z
We would experience beauty in the same way whether we were listening to Franz Schubert song, staring at a Diego Velázquez painting or seeing a doe denning under the starlight. How the Brain Responds to Beauty 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z
On the other hand, if the dust grains were much larger than the wavelength of light, then starlight would not be reddened. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Bereft of starlight, this era is invisible to optical observations. Telescopes on Far Side of the Moon Could Illuminate the Cosmic Dark Ages 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z
When the clouds cleared, the icy world was revealed in starlight. The untold story of the boldest polar expedition of modern times 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z
It looked for tiny dips in starlight caused by an exoplanet passing in front of its home star. Looking for Another Earth? Here Are 300 Million, Maybe 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z
In 1987, scientists observed the explosion in outer space of one of the closest supernovas ever recorded, emitting billions of years of starlight all at once. Review | How books, and both of my husbands, comforted me during the pandemic 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z
The Milky Way would probably be difficult to see through the bright haze of starlight produced by the cluster. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Astronomers typically confirm worlds around other stars by observing brief but periodic dimming of the starlight, indicating an orbiting planet. Telescope snaps family portrait of 2 planets around baby sun 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z
Additional wobbles in the starlight hint at the existence of a third planet. New planets discovered orbiting a star 11 light-years away 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z
Not only can you see the bow wave perfectly illuminated by starlight, he says, but the agitation of the water causes "trails of bioluminescence, like underwater fireflies or grinder sparks". In the middle of the Pacific with nowhere to land 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z
Many star-forming galaxies contain disks of dust and gas — here, the dust is visible as dark patches and streaks silhouetted against the starlight. Galaxy disk observed to have formed shortly after the Big Bang 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z
Because the stars are the fundamental building blocks of the universe, decoding the message of starlight has been a central challenge and triumph of modern astronomy. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
A disk on the telescope known as a coronagraph blocked the starlight, exposing the two much fainter planets. Telescope snaps family portrait of 2 planets around baby sun 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z
As he gazes into the “visionary dazzle of starlight in his eyes,” Doty is not only looking at Whitman. Review: Queer authors reinvent the artist biography as revisionist memoir 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z
While questions abound about a project aimed at observing the first starlight in the universe, billions of years ago, the Webb team so far is holding the line on meeting that deadline. This telescope could help us explore the heavens, but it's stuck in coronavirus limbo 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z
He added: “Think starlight. That light isn’t from now, it’s from however long it took to get here.” Worst-Case Estimates for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z
Even on a clear night, the atmosphere filters out a certain amount of starlight, especially in the infrared, where the absorption is due primarily to water vapor. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
It does this by spotting the dip in starlight that occurs as a planet sails across the face of the star. Scientists identify rain of molten iron on distant exoplanet 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z
There could be physical structures obscuring otherwise natural starlight, or glowing with thermal energy. Quantum SETI 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z
I glanced up — to the signature Rolls starlight headliner. How Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini are setting a new high bar for ultra-luxury SUVs 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z
Another memory of Puebla, another night gilded in starlight. The smoking mirror 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z
From the amount of starlight obscured, we can measure the planet’s size. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Second, once the sails are placed in orbit around the massive star, they will be pushed away by bright starlight or mass loss prior to the explosion. Surfing a Supernova 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z
It was also able to discover the compositions of some exoplanet atmospheres by the telltale frequencies of light that those molecules absorb when starlight passes through the gases. NASA infrared telescope says goodbye after 16-year run 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z
To map the positions of the clouds, the scientists relied on the fact that just as the sun reddens at sunset, so starlight reddens as it passes through interstellar dust. Astronomers discover huge gaseous wave holding Milky Way's newest stars 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z
In 1919, after British scientists confirmed Einstein’s general theory of relativity by detecting the bending of starlight around the sun, he was asked how he would’ve reacted if the researchers hadn’t found the supporting evidence. Can Science Rule Out God? 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z
Just as bright city lights make it difficult to see faint starlight, so too does the intense light from the photosphere hide the faint light from the corona. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
This new pendant, with a 43-carat cushion-cut aquamarine dangling from a 21-inch rope of diamond rondels, is impossible to miss — glinting audaciously even in starlight or the first blush of dawn. A Cocktail Necklace That Demands Attention 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
The motion back and forth would shift the wavelengths of the starlight, much as a whistle of a train or the siren on a police car rises when approaching and falls when receding. Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Studies of Earth’s Place in the Universe 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z
The result is a beautifully wavering, always mobile set of temporalities, the way starlight seems to flicker when we gaze at distant and nearer celestial bodies. An Omani Novel Exposes Marriage and Its Miseries 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z
As the starlight filtered through the planet’s atmosphere, some of it would be absorbed by the gases in the planet’s air. Found: The first ‘super-Earth’ with water in its skies 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z
Larger planets like Jupiter block out more starlight than small earthlike planets, making transits by giant planets easier to detect, even from ground-based observatories. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
That star shines with less than 3 percent the luminosity of our own sun, but because K2-18 b orbits so closely to it, the planet receives just 5 percent more starlight than our own. Astronomers Find Water on an Exoplanet Twice the Size of Earth 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z
The researchers determined some of the chemicals in their atmosphere by studying the changes to the starlight as the planets orbited their suns. Water found on distant planet able to support life 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z
Stargazers want crisp, clear images of their celestial targets, whereas winds and clouds scatter and block starlight in ways that can scuttle even the most careful measurements. Earth Could Be a Lens for a Revolutionary Space Telescope 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z
She was starlight, a shimmering celestial body, with her great fall of iron hair streaming behind her in a comet’s tail. Opinion | I Was Wandering. Toni Morrison Found Me. 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z
Einstein calculated from general relativity theory that starlight just grazing the Sun’s surface should be deflected by an angle of 1.75 arcsec. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Astronomers analyze the observatory's data using algorithms that search for these repeating eclipses of starlight. Astronomers Are Baffled by the Most Bizarre Star Yet 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z
One day, perhaps, they will spot these signatures in the filtered starlight of a faraway planet and realize that we are not alone. Our moon — partner, protector, benefactor 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z
The most obvious ways to make new discoveries are to look deeper into the heavens or to find fainter objects—which require making ever larger mirrors to collect as much starlight as possible. Earth Could Be a Lens for a Revolutionary Space Telescope 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z
The space agency saw the activity of stars and noticed starlight that would briefly brighten before getting dim. Sun could unleash violent 'superflare' in the next century, researchers warn 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z
Mars receives only about half as much starlight as Earth, but also reflects only about half as much. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Since a brown dwarf companion is tens of times larger in size than an Earth-like planet, it should reflect a thousand time more starlight than the Earth does. In Search of Green Dwarfs 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z
A solar eclipse would block the sun’s light and allow scientists to study starlight passing close to the sun. 100 years ago, an eclipse changed the known laws of physics and made Einstein Einstein 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z
If a body is massive enough—like the Sun—then it should be possible to observe the curved or bent path of all objects traveling in its vicinity, even particles of starlight. The 1919 Solar Eclipse and General Relativity's First Triumph 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z
Make it a story of great distances, and starlight. David Milch’s Third Act 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z
There is a complicating factor in learning how to decode the message of starlight, however. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
Most controversially, as postulated by the prominent Harvard University astrophysicist Avi Loeb, perhaps it was an alien artifact—a gossamer-thin sheet-like spacecraft engineered to coast on starlight through the interstellar depths. 'Oumuamua, Our First Interstellar Visitor, May Have Been a Comet After All 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z
His theory predicted that the sun’s gravitational field would displace the starlight by a certain amount compared to where they would be under classical theories of gravity. 100 years ago, an eclipse changed the known laws of physics and made Einstein Einstein 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z
The bending of starlight would show up as a change in the apparent position of the star compared to its position when the Sun was in another part of the sky. The 1919 Solar Eclipse and General Relativity's First Triumph 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z
A glowing feminine form that seemed to be made of starlight, featureless in every way, stood there with her hand outstretched to Alexandra. An AI video game moderator goes rogue in "Machine of Loving Grace" 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z
Since neither the absorbed nor the scattered starlight reaches us directly, both absorption and scattering make stars look dimmer. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
“Mingle the starlight with your lives,” Mitchell exhorted her students at Vassar. Review | Minds that explore the beauty of math and the logic of art 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z
Something like stars in my eyes, but more like starlight dancing on a deep, dark sea. Letter of Recommendation: Old English 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z
The petal shape softens the edge of the starshade, reducing the amount of scattered starlight. Explore NASA’s dream space telescopes in our interactive visual 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z
If the starlight is dying, however, the universe as a whole might not notice enough to rage. All the Light There Is to See? 4 x 10⁸⁴ Photons 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z
The total energy deposited by cosmic rays in Earth’s atmosphere is only about one-billionth the energy received from the Sun, but it is comparable to the energy received in the form of starlight. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
For years, astronomers wanted to wring information from distant starlight. Astrophysicists count all the starlight in the universe 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z
More than 90% of starlight ends up surviving in this dim backdrop of radiation. Astronomers measure total starlight emitted over 13.7bn years 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z
“It's got to be over a million kilometers wide, and very dense to be able to block that much starlight,” he says. Have Astronomers Found Another "Alien Megastructure" Star? 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z
I feel swallowed up, guzzled down the throat of an apathetic god of cold starlight. How it feels to be swallowed by a black hole 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z
If you have ever watched the stars with a group of friends, you know that there’s plenty of starlight to go around; each of you can see each of the stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
So Ajello and the team measured starlight by proxy, with the help of gamma rays. Astrophysicists count all the starlight in the universe 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z
The findings, published in the journal Science, closely align with previous indirect estimates of total starlight based on galaxy surveys. Astronomers measure total starlight emitted over 13.7bn years 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z
Most exoplanets, including the thousands identified by NASA’s recently retired Kepler space telescope, were found using the “transit” technique: looking for a periodic dip in starlight as a planet passes in front. Super-Earth spied in the second-closest star system from the sun 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z
There, Barnard’s Star b would receive only 2 percent as much starlight as Earth gets from the sun—just enough to give it an estimated average temperature of –150 degrees Celsius. A Frozen Super-Earth May Orbit Barnard's Star 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z
Measuring colors is only one way of analyzing starlight. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The starlight is, essentially, “absorbing” the gamma rays, akin to the way gases in Earth’s atmosphere absorb light from the sun. Astrophysicists count all the starlight in the universe 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z
Since exoplanets are drowned out by starlight, astronomers have to use clever, indirect ways to tease out the existence of a distant world. A cold "super-Earth" may live around a nearby star 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z
For four years, Kepler stared at more than 150,000 stars in the constellations Cygnus and Lyra, watching for flickers of starlight. NASA retires Kepler spacecraft after planet-hunter runs out of fuel 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z
But whatever was there, it emitted no starlight. Trolling the Monster in the Heart of the Milky Way 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z
As we will discuss further in the next section, and have already seen above, interstellar space also contains significant amounts of dust capable of blocking out starlight. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The Webb will be able to collect seven times the starlight as the Hubble and observe the universe in infrared wavelengths of light, which the Hubble can’t, The Washington Post’s Joel Achenbach reported in February. No, NASA didn’t fix the Hubble Telescope by just turning it off and on again 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z
“It would be very efficient at removing the starlight,” he says. A cold "super-Earth" may live around a nearby star 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z
Kipping and Teachey discovered it among 300 exoplanets in Kepler’s catalogue, all producing predictable dips in starlight that occur as an orbiting body passes in front of its sun — a phenomenon called a “transit.” Scientists think they’ve found the first moon outside our solar system 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z
The planets are revealed by a momentary dimming of starlight as they pass in front of their host star, in what astronomers call a transit. Astronomers discover first suspected 'exomoon' 8,000 light years away 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z
The Quechua’s orientation toward the dark regions rather than the glowing band of starlight appears to be unique among all the myth makers. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z
The instrument finds planets by watching the light of a star dim as an orbiting planet passes across its face, temporarily eclipsing some of the starlight. Suspected first exomoon comes into tantalizing focus 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z
Normally with an ordinary exoplanet, these objects diminish starlight in a very routine way. Astronomers may have discovered the first moon ever found outside our Solar System 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z
One of the most beautiful things about being in Grand Staircase is that, out in the deep middle of it, with all of prehistory underfoot and twelve-billion-year-old starlight overhead, the world feels enduring and eternal. Why Two Chefs in Small-Town Utah Decided to Sue President Trump 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z
The spacecraft observed 15,900 stars every two minutes during this initial run, in search of the slight dimming caused when planets orbiting those stars cross their face, blocking a small percentage of the starlight. NASA's latest exoplanet hunter spots dozens of potential new worlds 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z
A study of starlight plunges us into the seething stellar surface. Ode to a tiny porpoise, a kaleidoscopic tour of light, and a visit to the fossil market: Books in brief 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z
On such a clear night, without even a moon to dilute the starlight, we attended one of Dark Sky Alqueva’s occasional parties on the shore of the reservoir. Vacation in Portugal the Less-Obvious Way 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z
A classic Ghost model sedan was offered in rose quartz and sparkly black with a starlight ceiling. Saudi Women Don’t Just Want to Drive, They Want 400 Horsepower 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z
Before their eternity in the stone, these eyes caught glints of starlight dimly streaming through the murk. Glimpses of a Mass Extinction in Modern-Day Western New York 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z
It will also test new technologies for combining starlight from multiple telescopes that could simplify the process. Telescope array will spy on spy satellites, star surfaces and black holes 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z
One way in which to investigate the onset of star formation is to detect starlight from extremely distant galaxies. Distant galaxy formed stars only 250 million years after the Big Bang 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z
Their original goal was to detect a phenomenon that occurred long after cosmic dawn, in which starlight turned hydrogen gas into a plasma. Physicists in Earth’s remotest corners race to reproduce ‘cosmic dawn’ signal 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z
When a planet orbits in front of its host star, it temporarily blocks a tiny portion of starlight, and these dips will be recorded by TESS’ four ultrasensitive cameras. What's Next for TESS, NASA's New Exoplanet Hunter? 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z
It just so happened that Icarus passed “along the critical curve” of the cluster, Kelly said, which warped the starlight in our direction — a process called gravitational lensing. This star is the farthest ever seen. It’s 9 billion light-years away. 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z
It helps those creatures that possess it to detect low-level illumination, and so aids navigation by moonlight or starlight. Three-eyed lizards are not uncommon. Four-eyed ones are a novelty 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z
As a satellite-fringed world drifts in front of its home star, its satellites would block some starlight in front of and behind the transiting planet. Aliens Could Detect Life on Earth. Here's How. 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z
But it’s also because the universe is expanding, and that expansion is stretching that ancient starlight into longer, “redder” wavelengths. Rare signal from early universe sends scientists clues about dark matter 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z
Individual stars at that distance would never be visible, and neutral hydrogen absorbs starlight with astonishing efficiency. A Potentially Game-Changing Message from the Dawn of Time 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z
The universe is 13.8 billion years old; to view Icarus's starlight is to look back through three-quarters of the universe's age. This star is the farthest ever seen. It’s 9 billion light-years away. 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z
But after an initial dip on Wednesday, investors snapped up shares of Facebook, Amazon.com, Apple and other such stocks to keep Wall Street in rally mode for a fourth starlight session. Futures roll higher, brushing aside inflation worries 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z
The starlight was so intense over the plateau that I was easily able to walk about on the moor without a headlamp. Magnolia couple back from Mount Kilimanjaro 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z
The brightness diminished by 20 percent, according to observations from the Kepler space telescope. Planets block starlight when they pass across stars, like a hand waved in front of a flashlight. The strangest star in the sky finally has an explanation for its flicker 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z
The only hope is to try to see the neutral hydrogen itself, backlit by the cosmic microwave background and primed by starlight to absorb that radiation at a particular range of radio frequencies. A Potentially Game-Changing Message from the Dawn of Time 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z
Besides searching for the spectral wobbles, they might see additional spectral lines caused by starlight passing through the atmosphere of a transiting planet. Telescopes around the globe power up their search for Earth-like planets 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z
But after an initial dip on Wednesday, investors snapped up shares of Facebook, Amazon.com, Apple and other such stocks to keep Wall Street in rally mode for a fourth starlight session. Futures roll higher, brushing aside inflation worries 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z
The new observations were consistent with the effects of dust -- fine grains of material -- on the starlight, Wright said. Sorry, sci-fi fans: star's oddness not due to alien mega-structure 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z
Instead, the dust filters different colors of light differently; put simply, it’s more like looking at starlight through a gossamer fabric than a rigid framework of Quadanium steel. Mystery of 'Alien Megastructure' Star Has Been Cracked 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z
This is exactly what you would expect from starlight passing through a tenuous dust cloud. No alien megastructure around mysterious 'Tabby's star', analysis shows 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z
Its mission was to watch for brief dips in starlight caused by planets crossing the faces of their stars. First Alien Star System With Eight Planets Found 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z
Astronomers found the giant world by watching for brief blips in starlight that occur as the planet crosses its star’s face. Bizarrely Huge Planet Discovered Orbiting Tiny Star 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z
The new observations were consistent with the effects of dust -- fine grains of material -- on the starlight, Wright said. Sorry, sci-fi fans: star's oddness not due to alien mega-structure 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z
Before the planet is eclipsed, the spectrum will include both starlight and light reflected from the planet; afterward, the planet's contribution will disappear. Earth-sized alien worlds are out there. Now, astronomers are figuring out how to detect life on them 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z
It’s just a concept right now, but it’s designed to work with space telescopes to shut out distracting starlight and let the dim light of an exoplanet shine through. NASA engineers create a parachuting pumpkin for their annual Halloween contest 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z
Santos Sanz's team coordinated 12 telescopes, from 10 different labs, to observe starlight blocked by Haumea and thus better determine its size and shape. Bizarre Dwarf Planet Haumea Has Rings 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z
Research suggests that it may interfere with their ability to detect subtle visual cues, such as starlight, that they use to find their migration routes. New York’s 9/11 tribute mesmerizes birds — and might help save them 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z
It sounded crazy, but a solar eclipse in 1919 provided the opportunity to test it as starlight passed near the blotted-out sun. Should You Trust Climate Science? Maybe the Eclipse Is a Clue 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z
As the planet transits, starlight shines through its atmosphere; gases there absorb particular wavelengths and leave characteristic dips in the star's spectrum. Earth-sized alien worlds are out there. Now, astronomers are figuring out how to detect life on them 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z
As a result, a ray of starlight passing near the sun would bend by a tiny angle. Three times scientists learned something from solar eclipses—and three times they were tricked 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z
The next generation of telescopes will be able to study the absorption of starlight as it passes through an exoplanet’s atmosphere. Let's Lose the Term "Habitable Zone" for Exoplanets 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z
Thanks to its well-known ability to absorb heat—that is, infrared light—the greenhouse gas imprints a barcode-like series of shadowy “absorption lines” upon any starlight passing through it. The Air Out There: Astronomers Aim to Find Atmospheres of Alien Earths 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z
Moons are even smaller than their planets, which means that their transits don’t block much starlight. Astronomers Might Have Found the First Alien Moon 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z
Because only a tiny fraction of the star's light probes the atmosphere, the spectral signal is minuscule, and hard to distinguish from irregularities in the starlight itself and from absorption by Earth's own atmosphere. Earth-sized alien worlds are out there. Now, astronomers are figuring out how to detect life on them 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z
To search for exomoons, researchers are looking for a dimming of starlight before and after the planet causes its dip in light. Signal may be from first 'exomoon' - BBC News 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z
As those planets traipse around their stars, they act like large alien mirrors and briefly bounce a bit of extra starlight toward Earth, causing a small but measurable increase in their systems’ brightness. Giant 'Mirror' Planets Found in First-of-Its-Kind Experiment 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z
“Those are the same constellations and the same starlight that the enslaved people were looking at. And that was pretty poignant.” Visitors spend the night at Poplar Forest for slave project 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z
He saw that our home star’s gravity was tweaking that distant starlight, demonstrating that Einstein was onto something with his work on relativity. Einstein's 'Impossible' Experiment Finally Performed 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z
They recorded stellar spectra — the dispersal of starlight into colours — to learn what the stars are made of. Rescue old data before it’s too late 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z
In the US, some 99% of Americans live with perpetual sky glow, losing what the American Astronomical Society considers a universal right to starlight. Arizona Sky Village's residents have one rule: 'Turn off your goddamned lights' 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z
Astronomers who announced the discovery in February measured only the telltale wink of starlight as it passed in front of the cool reddish star 39 light years from Earth. The Sky Is Orange! How NASA Artists Draw Planets No One Can See 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z
The glow is similar to moonlight and starlight, and helps mask its silhouette in the Pacific Ocean - reducing the risk of predator attacks from below. Colourful, creative and close up: Wellcome Images 2017 - BBC News 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z
But as they transit the star — passing across the face of the star as seen from the telescope — the starlight will dim slightly. Closing in on launch: NASA’s gold-mirrored, $8 billion Webb Space Telescope 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z
If Handsteiner’s starlight happened instead to be blue, then the other type of measurement would be performed. Quantum Theory by Starlight 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z
They expected to find that most of the mass was where most of the starlight was, at the centers of the galaxies. Vera Rubin, 88, Dies; Opened Doors in Astronomy, and for Women 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z
If it does, the resulting dip in the star’s brightness could reveal the planet’s radius—which, combined with mass, gives its density—and starlight passing through its atmosphere could tell us what it’s made of. From AI to protein folding: Our breakthrough runners-up 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z
When starlight passes through a planet’s atmosphere, certain potentially life-betraying gases, like oxygen, will block particular wavelengths of light. ‘The World Sees Me as the One Who Will Find Another Earth’ 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z
It can collect seven times as much starlight. Closing in on launch: NASA’s gold-mirrored, $8 billion Webb Space Telescope 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z
The brightness from bioluminescence surpasses starlight, moonlight, and even the nearly imperceptible noontime daylight about 20 to 40 meters below the surface, they report this week in Scientific Reports. In the polar ‘twilight zone,’ these unusual sea creatures outshine the starlight 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z
“It’s under starlight that we see them differently, or that we get the chance to.” Before the buzz began on 'Moonlight,' the coming-of-age story started with playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z
The second separates unwanted starlight from the light reflected off any orbiting planets. Ambitious mission to capture first picture of Earth-like planet launched 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z
To spy on stars, Gaia uses two telescopes and 10 mirrors, which direct starlight to the spacecraft’s three science instruments. European Space Agency releases preliminary map of 1 billion stars 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z
An atmosphere around a planet will skew the wavelengths of the starlight. Closing in on launch: NASA’s gold-mirrored, $8 billion Webb Space Telescope 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z
But the planetary-finding technique — indirectly looking at slight wobbles in the starlight caused by the gravity of the planet — was not sensitive enough to find something as small as Earth. Cosmic Correspondent for a Day — and What a Day! 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z
So studying this filtered starlight can tell us a lot about what surrounds an exoplanet. Exoplanet Proxima b is 'potentially habitable' — so how would we find life if it's there? 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z
The spacecraft stares deep into the constellation Cygnus, the swan, to look for tiny dips in starlight caused by planets passing in front of their hosts. How to See ‘Star Trek’ Worlds in the Night Sky
But the two innermost planets, called TRAPPIST-1b and TRAPPIST-1c, are stepping into the starlight, with a little help from the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble Peers at Earth-Size Planets' Atmospheres 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z
Earth-sized exoplanets are usually hard to study because they’re relatively small; if they orbit bright stars like our Sun, they are often overwhelmed by intense starlight, making them difficult to see and study. Trio of Earth-like planets found near ultra-cool star may have the right conditions for life 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z
When such a "transit" occurs, there is a tell-tale decrease in starlight. Lasers could 'cloak Earth from aliens' - BBC News 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z
Whenever a planet transits a small amount of starlight passes through the world’s atmosphere, and different molecules in the atmosphere change the wavelengths of the light that’s passing through. Exoplanet Proxima b is 'potentially habitable' — so how would we find life if it's there? 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z
It’s tucked near the star, where scientists suspect rocky planets are likely to live—and where it’s often exceedingly difficult to see anything other than dusty starlight. Surprising Picture Shows Planet Forming 450 Light-Years Away 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z
He reasoned that when a planet 'transits', or passes in front of a star, molecules in its atmosphere will absorb some of the starlight, and leave their spectroscopic fingerprints in it. The truth about exoplanets 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z
The difficulty of solving the equations is one reason why, after being first vindicated in 1919 by observations of “bent” starlight during a solar eclipse, the theory languished for decades. There’s no space for today’s young Einsteins | Philip Ball 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z
Most famously, the British astronomer Arthur Eddington observed a solar eclipse in May 1919 and concluded that starlight passing close to the sun was, indeed, bent in a manner consistent with Einstein's theory. A brief history of gravity, gravitational waves and LIGO 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z
According to relativity, the spacetime curved by the sun’s mass would bend incoming starlight like a lens. Einstein May Be About to Be Proved Right—Again 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z
While he’s up there in the starlight, he finds a black stone and realizes that it is a meteorite. What Meteorites Mean for Science, Culture, and Kitsch 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z
A slight dip in the starlight every 1.6 days was the giveaway for the observing team. Venus' twin? Earth-size planet orbiting small nearby star is hot, may well have atmosphere 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z
For instance, astronomers routinely observe rays of starlight that begin as parallel, pass near a giant lump of mass such as the sun, then afterward intersect. How Einstein Revealed the Universe's Strange "Nonlocality" 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z
"The vapor is getting lost into orbit, and that condenses into dust which then blocks the starlight." Dying Star Destroys a Dwarf Planet 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z
“With additional observations of this system, we can learn things like the size of the dust grains blocking the starlight, and what the rocky bodies are composed of,” adds Vanderburg. Dead star spotted eating planetary leftovers 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z
Around the 800-day mark, the star’s light dropped by 15 percent, Then around the 1500-day mark, there was a flurry of dimming with one dropping 20 percent of the starlight. ‘Alien megastructure’ could explain mysterious new Kepler results 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z
Other scientific instruments designed to detect exoplanets do so indirectly, by, for example, detecting the dip in starlight as a planet passes in front of its parent sun. Young 'alien Jupiter' planet discovered - BBC News 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z
Kepler detects planets through “transits,” watching for the telltale dips in starlight caused by the shadows of worlds that happen to flit across the faces of their stars as seen from Earth. Kepler Mission Discovers a Near-twin of Earth Orbiting Sun-like Star 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z
From 2009 to 2013, Kepler stared at a small patch of sky looking for slight decreases in starlight that signalled a planet moving across the face of a star. NASA spies Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting Sun-like star 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z
"Scientists were able to identify for the first time a molecule responsible for the absorption of starlight in space: the positively charged Buckminsterfullerene, or so-called football molecule." Physics Week in Review: July 18, 2015 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z
Each world “transits” the star as seen from Earth, casting shadows toward us that Kepler registers as minuscule dips in starlight. Taking the Weight of an Alien World 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z
Because of their close-in orbits, transiting M dwarf planets would block a larger fraction of starlight than they would if they orbited larger stars, making their shadows easier to see. M-Dwarfs Could Be the Best—or Worst—Extraterrestrial Homes 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z
The planet’s host star is estimated to be 1.5 billion years older than our Sun, and the planet itself receives some ten percent more starlight than our own world. Kepler Mission Discovers a Near-twin of Earth Orbiting Sun-like Star 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z
The Kepler space telescope revealed just how common exoplanets are by spotting the slight dimming of starlight they cause when transiting, or passing in front, of their stars. CSI: Aliens—Astronomers Prep to Detect Cryptic Exoplanet Biosignals 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z
The Hubble's alignment was off, and therefore it drifted ever so slightly while the camera made its exposure, resulting in these strange, striking streaks of starlight. A look back at 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z
Kardashev’s scale, a type 3 civilization uses energy equal to all the starlight produced by one galaxy,” Wright says. Alien Supercivilizations Absent from 100,000 Nearby Galaxies 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z
Fifty, however, were red enough to be hosting aliens gobbling up half or more of their starlight. Infra digging 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z
Dust reddens starlight—that's one reason the setting sun looks orange or red—so Schlafly's team observed the colors of stars over most of the sky in order to see where interstellar dust lurks. Massive Orion Nebula’s Origins Uncovered? 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z
In this case, the starlight dimmed for two months. A Super Saturn with Super Rings 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z
Like the original, K2 is watching for slight dips in starlight as planets move across the faces of stars and block their light as seen from Earth. Three 'super-Earth' exoplanets seen orbiting nearby star 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z
Kepler-442b is 30 percent larger than Earth and receives about 30 percent less starlight. Newfound Exoplanets Are Most Earth-Like Yet 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z
No galaxies appeared to host civilisations that were using more than 85% of the available starlight as a power source. Infra digging 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z
Using stellar photometry, Kepler looked for periodic dips in starlight due to transits of planets across the face of their stars. NASA Kepler Finds Milky Way's Oldest Known Earth-Mass Planets 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z
Consider hosting a starlight brunch where you serve brunch foods and drinks at night. How to Throw a New Year's Party for Under $100 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z
Its black curtains invite patients to peek inside, where pinlights woven into the fabric twinkle like starlight. Infusionarium Aims to Take Trauma Out of Chemotherapy for Young 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z
Both spheres may be somewhat warmer than Kepler's two previous premier rocky worlds, Kepler-186f and Kepler-62f, each of which gets significantly less starlight -- similar to that received by Mars. Newfound Exoplanets Are Most Earth-Like Yet 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z
As a planet moves in front of a star, researchers hope to see the fingerprints of its atmosphere, which absorbs starlight. Webb Space Telescope promises astronomers new scientific adventures
The night sky as seen from Earth is brimming with starlight. Starstruck: half of universe's stars are orphans with no galaxy 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z
Brazil bakes and serves dark chocolate chip muffins for a sweet, classy touch at his starlight brunches. How to Throw a New Year's Party for Under $100 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z
What the scientists can see are slight variations in starlight; from these glimmers, they can judge whether planets are passing in front of a star or causing it to wobble from their gravitational tug. The Odds, Continually Updated 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z
Transits allow astronomers to measure a planet's size, orbit and exposure to starlight. Newfound Exoplanets Are Most Earth-Like Yet 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z
The Milky Way is filled with thin clouds of interstellar dust which, under the influence of the galaxy’s magnetic field, scatter and polarise starlight. Dust to dust 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z
That’s because the CFCs’ signature would appear as a distortion of starlight passing through the planet’s atmosphere. The Search for Extraterrestrial Air Pollution 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z
The Magellan, the smallest of the new breed, however, will be six times as powerful as the Kecks in scooping up distant dim starlight; the others will be even more powerful. More Eyes on the Skies 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z
Plus, many parks will offer “starlight” tickets after a certain time in the day – say, starting at 3 p.m. until the park closes. 7 Strategies for Saving Money at Amusement Parks 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z
Kepler-438b is only about 12 percent larger than the Earth, and basks in 40 percent more starlight. Newfound Exoplanets Are Most Earth-Like Yet 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z
He loved the quirky touches that make a Rolls unique, like the starlight roof headlining that comes as an option with the Phantom coupe. Luxury Rolls-Royce car sales soar worldwide 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z
But he gave up money and starlight for stability. Tim Duncan And Open Windows 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z
The telescope examines a relatively small patch of the sky, taking images of stars and looking for periodic dimming of the starlight. Plus-size planet found: Not just a Super-Earth, this one goes to Mega
The shell would be excited by another laser to create a thermal radiation field that emits light akin to starlight. 'Einstein Was Right: You Can Turn Energy Into Matter' 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z
One barely notices the moon among all that starlight. Markha Valley Journal: Hikers Spread Democracy in India 2014-05-13T02:01:33Z
The object is a brown dwarf, which started off the same way that more conventional stars form, but which lacked the mass required for nuclear fusion to ignite and radiate starlight. Chilly, Chilly, Little Star 2014-04-30T17:20:00Z
A clear gap of about 9 km separates it from the outer ring, which is centred at 405 km, is roughly 3 km wide and removes about 5 of the starlight. Solar System: Ring in the new 2014-04-04T13:57:46.871Z
Astronomers detect elements in distant stars by measuring the amount of starlight received at different wavelengths. The Archaeology of the Stars 2014-02-10T22:53:32Z
By 1940 or so it had two major experimental predictions to its credit: the bending of starlight and the expansion of the universe. “The Perfect Theory”: The story of general relativity, and what makes something a science 2014-02-05T20:15:35Z
The more massive a planet, the more its gravity will alter the distant starlight, making the world easier to discern. Proxima’s Unprecedented Passage: When Stars Align 2014-01-23T20:45:00Z
Kepler discovered the planets by observing the periodic dimming of starlight as planets transit across the disk of the star. ‘Super-Earths’ and ‘mini-Neptunes’ abound among planets outside our solar system 2014-01-06T23:17:00Z
They found that the nebula is in fact spherical, but an especially thick band of dust absorbs some of the starlight reflecting off the grains. Top 10 Space Moments 2013-12-08T01:50:20Z
A high-resolution spectrograph stretches the photons of starlight across the visible wavelength, telling her how many atoms of each element the star contains. The Archaeology of the Stars 2014-02-10T22:53:32Z
The flaps of the tie are created by starlight reflecting off dust grains, but a relatively thick band of dust close in blocks that light from illuminating those grains in all directions. A Chilling Discovery: The Universe's Coldest Place 2013-10-27T01:05:26Z
All researchers would need to do would be to get their astrometric instruments into space, above Earth's turbulent atmosphere, which subtly distorts starlight and limits the precision of measurements. Astrometry: Europe's star power 2013-10-02T17:20:36.123Z
Marcy and his colleagues, for example, used radial velocity measurements, observing the Doppler shift in starlight as stars are tugged by the gravity of orbiting planets. ‘Super-Earths’ and ‘mini-Neptunes’ abound among planets outside our solar system 2014-01-06T23:17:00Z
Ironically, the villain is the atmosphere, which bends starlight during occultations and complicates measurements of its diameter. Air Apparent: Pluto's Eternal Atmosphere 2013-09-30T12:45:00.663Z
Astronomers detect elements in distant stars by measuring the amount of starlight received at different wavelengths. The Archaeology of the Stars 2014-02-10T22:53:32Z
Over time, starlight will start to fall on different pixels with slightly different sensitivities. NASA ponders Kepler’s future 2013-09-04T17:20:21.737Z
I went to bed with a belly full of whiskey, starlight and the sound of distant traffic. Sleepover in a Rooftop Camp 2013-08-23T22:10:35Z
It's not starlight, it's not moonlight, it's not sunlight. Skywatchers enjoy meteor shower peak 2013-08-13T11:15:06Z
In contrast to Hubble, which records starlight, ALMA's microwave measurements will reveal the gas and dust that gives rise to stars in these remote bodies. Galaxy formation: Cosmic dawn 2013-05-29T17:20:30.897Z
The telescope uses the transit method, looking for the very slight dimming of starlight when a planet passes in front of the star when seen from the telescope. NASA’s Kepler space telescope malfunction may end hunt for planets 2013-05-15T21:39:11Z
By measuring how much starlight different parts of the ring absorb, the scientists mapped six of the mystery waves in detail. Saturn Is Shaking Its Rings 2013-05-13T21:15:04.027Z
Several such regularly spaced occulations will tell the astronomers that they’ve got a real planet dimming that star and not some a random fluctuation in starlight. Kepler telescope spots two planets in life-friendly orbit 2013-04-19T01:22:43Z
Kepler detected the planets by recording the tiny decrease in starlight that occurs when either of them passes in front of their parent star. Planet-Seeking Spacecraft Spies Water Worlds 2013-04-18T20:45:00.373Z
When they do, starlight streams through the planets’ blankets of air, revealing the spectral imprint of atmospheric molecules. Could Tiny Stars Hold Mirror Earths? 2013-03-06T08:05:00Z
Planets smaller than Earth block relatively small amounts of starlight, which limits astronomers’ ability to detect them with Kepler. Diminutive Discovery: Moon-Size Exoplanet Circling Sun-Like Star Smallest Yet 2013-02-20T20:15:00.240Z
It’s no surprise, since an M-dwarf’s relatively small size allows even a modest-sized planet to block a relatively large percentage of starlight. A Mirror Earth Right Next Door? 2013-02-07T08:05:00Z
At these wavebands photons are less attenuated by gas and dust and less confused with starlight, allowing astronomers to peer deep into Andromeda’s nurseries. Andromeda mon amour 2013-01-29T16:45:07.753Z
It's not just sailors and seals that use starlight to guide their way—dung beetles also use the stars to navigate. Top Stories of the Week: Dung Beetles, DNA Data Storage, and Dog Domestication 2013-01-25T21:00:00Z
Those planets are tiny compared with their stars, though, so you’re looking for a very small imprint on very bright starlight. Could Tiny Stars Hold Mirror Earths? 2013-03-06T08:05:00Z
New research in Current Biology suggests that the insects use starlight to guide their way. Dung Beetles Navigate by the Milky Way 2013-01-24T17:55:00Z
The design, which in 2012 won him a ‘genius’ grant from the MacArthur Foundation, allows the starlight to be thrown away without sacrificing light from the planet. Fresh bid to see exo-Earths 2013-01-23T18:20:43.967Z
Brian Cox explains how starlight tells us about the Big Bang If most galaxies are moving away from us, it follows that the Universe is expanding. How do we know the Big Bang happened? 2013-01-08T18:03:57Z
That’s the shape needed for the liquid mirror to be able to collect and focus incoming starlight. Liquid Mirror Telescope Technology Finally Going Mainstream 2012-12-30T08:29:35Z
The production team used a "starlight camera" to film the night-time activity of rhinoceroses in the Kalahari. The amazing wildlife of Africa 2012-12-28T03:24:18Z
Other insect species may rely on starlight too. Dung Beetles Navigate by the Milky Way 2013-01-24T17:55:00Z
Filmed using a starlight camera, the supposedly intemperate rhinos meet and greet one another, socialising and forming partnerships. The secret lives of giants 2012-12-26T00:41:13Z
With no home star, they reflect no starlight, nor do they generate any. Astronomers spy a planet untethered to any star; there may be many more 2012-11-19T18:00:00Z
I created a way to alter the telescope beam to physically remove the starlight. Turning point: Olivier Guyon 2012-11-07T18:21:16.887Z
“They are located at different distances from us, and from them we are able to measure the amount of starlight in different epochs.” Observatory: Scientists Detect Starlight From Early Universe 2012-11-02T20:31:36Z
The researchers concluded that in the wild, the beetles weren't using individual stars, but the bright stripe of starlight from the Milky Way as a sort of compass. Dung Beetles Navigate by the Milky Way 2013-01-24T17:55:00Z
That first planet, 50 Pegasi b, was a giant, half as massive as Jupiter, so its tug, and the changes in starlight it produced, were relatively easy to see. Earthlike Planet Found in Nearby Galaxy 2012-10-18T00:05:36Z
Udry and his colleagues found the putative planet by tracking Doppler shifts in the starlight from Alpha Centauri B—the so-called radial velocity method of planet searching. The Exoplanet Next-Door: Astronomers Discover World in Nearest Star System 2012-10-17T14:15:00.470Z
To see the first starlight in the Universe will most likely require Hubble's successor. Amazing view of Universe captured 2012-09-26T11:55:41Z
Measuring the ancient starlight directly was impossible because the light from our own galaxy is overpowering. Observatory: Scientists Detect Starlight From Early Universe 2012-11-02T20:31:36Z
Birds, seals, and humans also use starlight to navigate, but this is the first time it's been shown in an insect. Dung Beetles Navigate by the Milky Way 2013-01-24T17:55:00Z
The researchers hit on new techniques for correcting the ways in which the atmosphere distorts the starlight reaching their telescopes. Through Airport Security in the Blink of an Eye 2012-08-23T01:35:09Z
Finally, the intense black night and bright starlight of the South Pacific. Scientist at Work Blog: Where the Beaked Whales Are 2012-08-17T19:04:05Z
Antu will gather up the faintest starlight and send it into the spectrograph's field of view. Super-chilled robot ready to slice and dice 2012-06-28T09:11:09Z
With a segmented primary mirror measuring 39.3 meters across, the E-ELT will collect more starlight than all existing professional telescopes combined and reveal 16 times more detail than the Hubble Space Telescope. Monster Telescope Takes Another Step Forward 2012-06-11T23:08:35Z
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