Sentences with phrase «light of distant stars»

How does a young earth explain how we can see the light of distant stars?

As instruments improved, astronomers detected smaller wobbles caused by smaller planets, until in 2004 a team using the Hobby - Eberly Telescope was arguably the first to find a super-Earth, 55 Cancri e. Others were revealed when their gravity briefly magnified the light of a distant star, a process known as gravitational lensing.

Although dark matter does not reflect light — hence the name — astronomers can detect the way its gravity bends the light of distant stars behind it, an effect called gravitational lensing.

To astronomers, dust can be a nuisance by blocking the light of distant stars, or it can be a tool to study the history of our universe, galaxy, and Solar System.

To astronomers, dust can be a nuisance by blocking the light of distant stars, or it can be a...

The specifics to how Haumea dimmed the light of that distant star would be perfectly explained by a semi-transparent ring with a width of 70 kilometers (around 43 miles) and a radius of 2,287 kilometers (1,421 miles).

Now, using a barrage of ground based telescopes, astronomers have finally managed to observe the dwarf planet as it blocked the light of distant star, Nomad 1181-0235723.

Scientists can take advantage of the warping effect by measuring the light of distant stars, looking for a brightening that might be caused by a massive object, such as a planet, that passes between a telescope and a distant background star.

Riz Ahmed, a.k.a. Rogue One's Bodhi Rook, a.k.a. the love of my life in whose eyes glitters the light of distant stars, once again demonstrates his awesome range of talent.