Most astronomers assume that the gas is heated by the magnetic field that pervades the corona.
Not exact matches
Astronomers have traditionally
assumed that
most of the black holes powering the first quasars formed this way, too.
This boatload had gone unnoticed because
astronomers previously
assumed luminous traces of the galaxies in Coma indicated small, insignificant bodies, and not just the
most visible central regions of otherwise very dim objects — the tips of galactic icebergs, as it were.
I am amazed that
astronomer Geoff Marcy
assumes the
most technologically advanced method of interstellar communication available to extraterrestrial beings...
For practical reasons this was extremely fortuitous, as
most astronomers had
assumed the black hole would be too big to get a good look at, he explains, «like putting your face right next to the wall and trying to describe it.»
Astronomers assume that
most stars have similar fractions of hydrogen and helium, so stellar composition is typically defined only by the quantity of metals.