circumstellar
adjective
cir·cum·stel·lar
ˌsər-kəm-ˈste-lər 
: surrounding or occurring in the vicinity of a star
circumstellar dust
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Some of the stars display the telltale shadow of a circumstellar disk, the makings of future planetary systems.
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 12 July 2023
At the top left, on the bubble's exterior, orange and red curtains from warm dust emissions are indicative of where ejected material from the exploded star is colliding with surrounding circumstellar gas and dust.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2023
The Kuiper Belt is a circumstellar disc of material that envelopes the solar system's planets.
—John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2017
One possibility is that a passing star may have knocked Sedna out of the Oort Cloud — a circumstellar cloud of icy space rocks orbiting far from the sun — and onto its current orbit.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2020
This rotation of the cloud material leads to the formation of a circumstellar disk of matter surrounding the nascent star, which then becomes a crucible for planet formation.
—Katelyn Allers, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2021
When stars are born a disk of gas and dust envelops them, forming what is known as a circumstellar disk.
—Shannon Stirone, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2015
In addition, intense surface winds cause a gaseous cloud known as a circumstellar envelope to form around the star.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2022
The data revealed evidence of dense circumstellar material around the star at the time of the explosion.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2022
Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 12 July 2023
At the top left, on the bubble's exterior, orange and red curtains from warm dust emissions are indicative of where ejected material from the exploded star is colliding with surrounding circumstellar gas and dust.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2023
The Kuiper Belt is a circumstellar disc of material that envelopes the solar system's planets.
—John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2017
One possibility is that a passing star may have knocked Sedna out of the Oort Cloud — a circumstellar cloud of icy space rocks orbiting far from the sun — and onto its current orbit.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2020
This rotation of the cloud material leads to the formation of a circumstellar disk of matter surrounding the nascent star, which then becomes a crucible for planet formation.
—Katelyn Allers, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2021
When stars are born a disk of gas and dust envelops them, forming what is known as a circumstellar disk.
—Shannon Stirone, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2015
In addition, intense surface winds cause a gaseous cloud known as a circumstellar envelope to form around the star.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2022
The data revealed evidence of dense circumstellar material around the star at the time of the explosion.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2022
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“Circumstellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circumstellar. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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