Sentences with phrase «of luminous objects»

These works invite a contemplative state the artist has named «ideal visualisation», a spiritual appreciation of luminous objects.

By learning about the change that the first stars and galaxies imposed on the universe, Hewitt said, HERA will help scientists figure out if the larger picture — the story — that they've pieced together about the emergence of luminous objects in the cosmos is correct.

Not exact matches

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.

Based on the wavelengths of spectral lines emitted by the luminous gas surrounding the black hole, the object is traveling at a speed of about 7.5 million kilometers per hour — a rate that would carry it from Earth to the moon in about 3 minutes.

This should allow users to calculate distances to some of the Universe's most remote objects, such as quasars, the luminous cores of distant galaxies containing giant black holes.

Numerical simulations of collapsing clouds of primordial gas indicate that the first luminous objects to form in the universe were isolated massive stars.

The only object we know of that can be sufficiently luminous across this wide an energy range is a black hole.

This, in turn, causes the galaxy centre to emit huge amounts of radiation, making quasars the most luminous and active objects in the Universe.

Quasars are amongst the most luminous objects in the Universe, and the most distant quasars are so far away that they allow us to peer back billions of years in time.

Two teams of astronomers led by researchers at the University of Cambridge have looked back nearly 13 billion years, when the Universe was less than 10 percent its present age, to determine how quasars — extremely luminous objects powered by supermassive black holes with the mass of a billion suns — regulate the formation of stars and the build - up of the most massive galaxies.

More than just Orion's brightest star, Rigel is among the most luminous objects in the galaxy, shining with the light of 55,000 suns.

Quasars are believed to be powered by accretion of material onto supermassive black holes in the nuclei of distant galaxies, making these luminous versions of the general class of objects known as active galaxies.

Quasars constitute a brief phase in the galactic life - cycle, during which they shine as the most luminous objects in the Universe, powered by the infall of matter onto a supermassive black hole.

Quasars, discovered in 1963, are extremely distant massive black holes (MBHs) whose gravity pulls in immense amounts of nearby matter.24 The potential energy of all that infalling matter is converted to bright radiation, making quasars the most luminous stable objects in the universe.

Quasars are very luminous objects powered by accretion of gas into supermassive black holes at the centers of distant galaxies.

Halley, apparently a man of few words, described this magnificent object as merely a «luminous spot or patch.»

Astronomers suggest that nearly all galaxies may harbor super-massive black holes that once powered quasars (extremely luminous objects in the centers of galaxies), but are now quiescent.

So here's the problem: how does nature produce such objects that are luminous over a large range of wavelengths and generate the energy in a very small volume?

This planetary nebula is certainly the most impressive object of its kind in the sky, as the angular diameter of the luminous body is nearly 6 arc minutes, with a faint halo extensing out to over 15», half the apparent diameter of the Moon (Millikan 1974).

The distances to very luminous objects can be derived using the inverse square law of light brightness if their luminosity is known.

Quasars are among the most luminous objects in the universe, and generally are believed to be powered by material being drawn into a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy, releasing large amounts of energy.

The most distant and most luminous of these objects is 1.2 million light years away in the constellation of Eridanus, or the River.

The Webb observatory, which is the work of thousands of scientists and engineers across the globe, will be carefully tested to ensure it is ready to launch and enable scientists to seek the first luminous objects in the universe and search for signs of habitable planets.»

Astronomers believe that many of these objects have collided and merged with each other over time to grow into the giant and luminous galaxies seen today (more on 18 galaxies about 11 billion ly away).

The two preceding of these singular objects were examined by Sir William Herschel, and his son [JH] also; and the latter says, «The general form of elongated nebulae is elliptic, and their condensation towards the centre is almost invariably such as would arise from the superposition of luminous elliptic strata, increasing in density towards the centre.

De Niro, Freeman, and Douglas phone in versions of characters — or, rather, shticks — they've been trotting out for years, but Kline is lively enough, his enduring charm undimmed by the cringe - worthy dialogue he's forced to deliver, and Mary Steenburgen is luminous in an underwritten role that sets her up as the shiny object that rekindles past tensions between Paddy and Billy.

Luminous Viet Hotel is a three - star hotel with an unassuming exterior that offers 35 highly comfortable, modern rooms with elements of traditional Hanoi design.Interior decor includes objects like Vietnamese gongs, oil paintings, and smoothly polished hardwood floors.Rooms are ranging in price and size from deluxe, family, suite and superior.Balconies are available for some.Room amenities include welcome drinks of tea, coffee, or water, air conditioning, in - room safes, Wi - Fi access, single, double, or twin beds, 32â $ flat - screen TVs with satellite channels, separate shower and bathtubs, refrigerators and mini-bars, writing desks and reading lamps, and hairdryers.

Lost Dimension's replayability stems from many standout features including the randomly generated traitor resulting in the story and gameplay never being entirely the same, a variety of main quest and sub quest missions, an entire set of new quests and sub quests called Memories are unlocked for the second playthrough, 42 tips files which are hidden throughout the environments across multiple playthroughs displaying as luminous objects uncovering secrets of the Pillar and a New Game + feature allowing for statistics and special abilities to carry over from one playthrough to the next which collectively provides dozens of hours of replay value.

On view from May 9 — June 1, 2014 «Strange Times», features Elrod's abstract paintings of interior spaces, close - up views of objects and events, all captured in a luminous light.

Olga de Amaral transforms two - dimensional textiles into luminous three - dimensional objects by combinung diverse materials, including fiber, gesso, acrylic and precious metals, to make works of unique aesthetic power.

In celebration of Hanukkah, this exhibition will explore how eight contemporary artists use the transformative properties of light to create luminous, magnificent visual objects and spaces.

Up - ended and stripped of its utility, Lamson's canoe becomes a contemplative object, a luminous sculpture.

This selection of works demonstrates the continuity of Albers» austere and luminous vision, as it permeated his teaching, furniture and design objects, photography, typographical design and his writings, from his early years as a schoolteacher in Germany and the Bauhaus years to the end of his artistic and teaching career at Yale.

Using the power of the glittery / glowy object, Wallace continues her oeuvre with phrases that challenge taboos, sexuality and censorship in luminous exhibition.

The odd - shaped forms that resulted from this mode of art - making seemed to throb with restless energy, as if the objects hidden beneath Imai's swelling canvases were just itching to burst through his smooth, luminous surfaces.

Photographic subjects of the figure, objects and landscape are combined with minimally rendered drawings, where luminous dots, circles, arcs, arrows and waves give tangible form to imagined flows and concentrations of Qi.