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We had to find our way by starlight.
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At this great distance, only aggregate starlight appears, not individual stars.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Using Gaia's measurements of how the thick interstellar dust blocks starlight — a process known as extinction — astronomers can trace both the location and density of the dust clouds.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
When looking for an atmosphere, astronomers wait for a planet to transit in front of its star and notice any minor changes in the starlight that filters through.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The alligators of Arctic Canada lay motionless in the swamps to wait out months of polar night, as dawn redwoods filtered the starlight.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Using Gaia's measurements of how the thick interstellar dust blocks starlight — a process known as extinction — astronomers can trace both the location and density of the dust clouds.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
When looking for an atmosphere, astronomers wait for a planet to transit in front of its star and notice any minor changes in the starlight that filters through.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The alligators of Arctic Canada lay motionless in the swamps to wait out months of polar night, as dawn redwoods filtered the starlight.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlight. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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starlight
noun
star·light
ˈstär-ˌlīt 
: the light given by the stars
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