Sentences with phrase «other astronomical objects»

They are believed to exist because of unexplained gravitational forces that they appear to exert on other astronomical objects.
TESS will observe 85 percent of the sky over its two - year prime mission and is expected to discover thousands of new worlds, as well as other astronomical objects like galaxies.
Most of the letters of the alphabet already have strong associations with other astronomical objects, so «after eliminating these «used» letters from consideration, there are really only a few left, and those are H, Y, and Z,» Cushing added.
The researchers caution that it will take multiple sightings — in other astronomical objects, the LHC or in some of the direct - detection experiments now being conducted around the world — to validate their dark matter interpretation.
Inspired by some of the images taken by the Faulkes Telescopes, Year 3 pupils produced some beautiful chalk drawings of galaxies, nebulae and various other astronomical objects.
These Greenwich meridians were designed to be used with telescopes, accurately defining the time at which the Sun and other astronomical objects pass through crosshairs in the field of view as the Earth spins.
Leavitt worked out the «period - luminosity relationship» in 1908, giving astronomers a powerful tool for measuring the distance to stars and other astronomical objects.
The neutron star inside the Crab Nebula may have four magnetic poles, rather than the usual two — unlike any other astronomical object known.
The GBT is located in the National Radio Quiet Zone, which protects the incredibly sensitive telescope from unwanted radio interference, enabling it to study pulsars and other astronomical objects.
Directed by Stephen van Vuuren and narrated by LeVar Burton of Star Trek fame, In Saturn's Rings is a large - format look at NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn, made using over 7.5 million real high - resolution images of the planet, its moons, and other astronomical objects, carefully assembled and presented using classical multi-plane animation techniques.
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