Sentences with phrase «speed along the line of sight»
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The giveaway is a slight but regular slowing and speeding of the star along the line of sight as it's tugged by the planet's gravity.
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From these spectra, researchers can identify the molecules present at every point and determine their velocities (speed plus direction) along the line - of - sight; this information provides the third dimension — the depth of the coma.