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We had to find our way by starlight.
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The iPad mini and iPad Air come in space gray, purple, starlight and pink with the Air also available in blue.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
For him, in becoming photosynthetic, civilized beings would only gain in hallmarks of intelligence, like autonomy and compassion, given that a species living off starlight converts energy to work without the messy, immoral mediation of a food chain.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Very simply put, bent starlight from distant galaxies can allow objects passing in front of massive objects to be temporarily magnified and visible, thanks to how general relativity and space-time works.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The placard was talking about starlight, but what if there was another message here for me?
—Elena Megalos, Longreads, 31 Mar. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
For him, in becoming photosynthetic, civilized beings would only gain in hallmarks of intelligence, like autonomy and compassion, given that a species living off starlight converts energy to work without the messy, immoral mediation of a food chain.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Very simply put, bent starlight from distant galaxies can allow objects passing in front of massive objects to be temporarily magnified and visible, thanks to how general relativity and space-time works.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The placard was talking about starlight, but what if there was another message here for me?
—Elena Megalos, Longreads, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlight. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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starlight
noun
star·light
ˈstär-ˌlīt 
: the light given by the stars
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