Sentences with phrase «path around objects»

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But in this case, the system uses a combination of prior maps as well as the lidar, which sends out a signal and gathers data on the range and intensity of objects in its path and around it in order to determine where the vehicle is driving in real time.

This «gravitational lensing» causes the supernova's light to appear brighter and sometimes in multiple locations, if the light rays travel different paths around the massive object.

In 1915, Einstein explained that gravity arises because massive bodies warp space and time, or spacetime, causing free - falling objects to follow curved paths such as the arc of a thrown ball or the elliptical orbit of a planet around its sun.

A massive object, such as the sun, would create a dent in spacetime, a gravitational well, causing any surrounding objects, such as the planets in our solar system, to follow a curved path around it.

Gravitational lenses occur when very massive objects — such as clusters of galaxies — warp spacetime around them, causing light (and anything else) traveling nearby to take a curved path.

The object around the star 51 Pegasi appeared to be 150 times the size of Earth, yet had an orbit tighter than the path of Mercury around the sun.

Meanwhile, new technologies allow engineers to dream beyond designing glorified mechanical arms: So - called «swarm bots» work together like army ants to move relatively heavy objects; a fire hose — cum - snake robot can slither across the floor before putting out a blaze; and Nissan is developing an avoidance system to prevent car crashes based on bees — which use their compound eyes to see nearly all the way around themselves while buzzing about, changing direction when they sense something in their path.

Over time, the gravitational yanks of passing stars jostled the orbits of the objects, leaving no hint of their formerly neat, flat paths around the sun.

Because the asteroid's orbit closely resembles the path of the Earth around the sun, says Paul Chodas of JPL, the object may turn out to be a rocket booster discarded from an earlier space flight.

Gravitational lensing happens when huge collections of matter — such as those found in galaxy clusters — warp the space - time around them so that the light from objects behind the clusters takes a curved path.

Then the light can be sped up again to make up for the longer path length around the hidden object.

Over time, the gravitational yanks of passing stars jostled the orbits of the outer Oort cloud objects, leaving no hint of their formerly neat, flat paths around the sun.

That is, rather being spread uniformly around a stream (an elliptical path similar to that of the parent object), instead there are groupings or concentrations within that orbit.

The object loops around the sun on a highly elliptical path that takes more than 1,100 Earth years to complete; it's currently about 92 astronomical units (AU) from the sun but comes as close as 38 AU and gets as far away as 180 AU.

Observations taken 21 months apart by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys» coronagraph show that the object is moving along a path around the star and therefore is gravitationally bound to it.

The Irish - Ethiopian actress Ruth Negga has eyes intentful enough to shift objects around on - screen — a near - telekinetic focus that can shove aside anyone crowding her path (as evidenced by her brash Tulip O'Hare in AMC's Preacher).

Where most cars have a backup camera and perhaps dynamic path lines, BMW also wraps a green - yellow - red force field in the display around nearby objects to show how close you're getting.

The intensive training, of which only the best of the class will graduate from and become official guide dogs, teaches the guide dog to maneuver around objects, find and navigate a clear path, and stop before crossing the road.

If the police manage to get in front of you they will slow you down, and if the police are behind you, they will boost and try to block your path and ram you into objects around the circuit.