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We had to find our way by starlight.
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Nuclear fusion deep inside these stars was churning out the very first starlight of the cosmos.
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Further investigations confirmed it was indeed caused by an exoplanet—and the delay in the starlight’s return came from its comet-like tail.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
But with that starlight also came periods of darkness, including years when the building sat empty and derelict.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Jake Taylor of the University of Oxford, who studies the atmospheres of far-away planets with the James Webb Space Telescope, did a quick reanalysis of the starlight filtering through K2-18b's atmosphere.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Further investigations confirmed it was indeed caused by an exoplanet—and the delay in the starlight’s return came from its comet-like tail.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
But with that starlight also came periods of darkness, including years when the building sat empty and derelict.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Jake Taylor of the University of Oxford, who studies the atmospheres of far-away planets with the James Webb Space Telescope, did a quick reanalysis of the starlight filtering through K2-18b's atmosphere.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlight. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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starlight
noun
star·light
ˈstär-ˌlīt 
: the light given by the stars
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