Sentences with phrase «between celestial objects»

Large collisions between celestial objects can generate moons when material is splashed into orbit around the larger object and coalesces into one or more moons under its own gravity.

The sextant is an instrument that can be used to determine the angle between a celestial object and the horizon.

Not exact matches

It works by measuring the angle between the sun and a telescope's line of sight on a celestial object, and then comparing this angle to the angle recorded 6 months later, when Earth is at the opposite side of its orbit.

93 Renegade Planet Pair Defy Explanation A pair of celestial objects circling one another have fed a growing debate over the dividing line between planets and stars...

A pair of celestial objects found circling one another 450 light - years from Earth have fed a growing debate over the dividing line between planets and stars.

Students look at the behaviour of gravity with distance to calculate the gravitational forces between people and celestial objects.