astrophysical
Americanadjective
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"These highest-energy cosmic rays are thought to come from extreme astrophysical sources, like two neutron stars colliding or a massive star collapsing," Murase said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
His latest research extends that idea to smaller, astrophysical scales, examining how galaxies rotate.
From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025
The research can mimic laboratory phenomena typically found in astrophysical objects like magnetars, supernovae, and the regions in the vicinity of black holes.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
As the ultimate masters of disguise, the Little Red Dots appear as different astrophysical objects, depending on whether astronomers choose to study them using X-rays, emission lines or something else.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2024
In astronomical and astrophysical matter italicize: The lower-case letters designating certain Fraunhofer lines: a, b, g, h.
From The Uses of Italic A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
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