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This will bend the path of the starlight and focus it, like a lens, causing the star to briefly appear brighter.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 June 2025
In this case, the team studied data from the Webb Telescope gathered from observing K2-18b as the planet crossed in front of its star, causing starlight to filter through the planet’s atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 June 2025
At the same time, a dense fog of hydrogen gas with a little helium mixed in filled the universe and absorbed the starlight.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
With a surface of nearly 2000 degrees Celsius (about 3632 degrees Fahrenheit), the planet glows bright red while still reflecting starlight.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 June 2025
In this case, the team studied data from the Webb Telescope gathered from observing K2-18b as the planet crossed in front of its star, causing starlight to filter through the planet’s atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 June 2025
At the same time, a dense fog of hydrogen gas with a little helium mixed in filled the universe and absorbed the starlight.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
With a surface of nearly 2000 degrees Celsius (about 3632 degrees Fahrenheit), the planet glows bright red while still reflecting starlight.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlight. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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starlight
noun
star·light
ˈstär-ˌlīt 
: the light given by the stars
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