How to Use zodiacal light in a Sentence

zodiacal light

noun

• If there were ever a way to see the cosmos in real time, the zodiacal light would be your moment.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
• Around our own Sun, this dust causes the zodiacal light that can be seen on very dark nights near the horizon.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2017
• That's called the zodiacal light, and is caused by the reflection of sunlight by dust in the plane of our solar system.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2011
• When will the zodiacal light be visible?
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
• Where will the zodiacal light be visible?
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
• Even moonlight might brighten the sky enough to make the zodiacal light invisible.
  — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
• The researchers found that asteroid collisions cannot explain zodiacal light on their own.
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2012
• Among the beautiful details in this image were not one but two auroras, as well as zodiacal light in the bottom right of the image.
  — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
• The zodiacal light is most visible during spring evenings after sunset.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
• There are two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the sun.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
• For a second and last week, observers in the Northern Hemisphere can catch the elusive glow of the zodiacal lights.
  — National Geographic, 6 Sep. 2016
• The zodiacal light might be one of the most underrated cosmic sights visible from Earth.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2021
• The Milky Way is visible in summer and winter, while the zodiacal light is easy to see with the naked eye in autumn and spring.
  — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 10 Feb. 2023
• For astronomers who study space dust, the phenomenon, known as zodiacal light, is at the center of a startling discovery.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2021
• That’s really faint, but in certain circumstances the zodiacal light can still be visible to the unaided eye from very dark sites.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
• Rumor has it, though, that a slight, rising crescent moon can be a miraculously beautiful addition to the zodiacal light.
  — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
• Three other satellites included one that aims to study zodiacal light and image the Milky Way, officials said.
  — Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2019
• As the sun set behind Earth, auroras were visible to the top right and bottom left of the planet, and bright zodiacal light can be seen in a band at the bottom right.
  — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
• These images feature zodiacal light — the faint, diffuse glow created by sunlight scattering off dust particles in space.
  — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 15 May 2025
• Throughout the eclipse, the astronauts will search for a second type of dust as well, this time in the form of zodiacal light, which is caused by sunlight reflecting off interplanetary dust.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
• For about two weeks, observers in the Northern Hemisphere will have their best chance to see an ethereal display called the zodiacal lights thanks to a nearly moonless sky in the predawn hours.
  — National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2017
• The glow of zodiacal light aligns with the ecliptic — the sun’s path through the zodiac constellations and the plane of the solar system — which is steep at the equator and sloped at mid-northern latitudes.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
• The zodiacal light is a phenomenon that can occur just after sunset or before sunrise, where tiny particles of dust in the atmosphere scatter the sunlight to create the band of hazy blue light glowing in the sky.
  — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
• Starting on this day and lasting for the next two weeks, observers in the Northern Hemisphere will have their best chance to see an ethereal display called the zodiacal lights, thanks to a near-moonless sky in the predawn hours.
  — National Geographic, 1 Sep. 2017
• As spring breaks, spectacular celestial sights include a rare chance to see both Mercury and a lunar eclipse—on the same night—as well as the seasonal best performances of both the northern lights and subtle zodiacal light.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• It’s dedicated to stargazing and night-sky education, with information on the Bortle scale (which measures light pollution), as well as stargazing sights like zodiacal light and air glow.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
• Astronomers can study zodiacal light to map the distributions and possible origins of cosmic dust, revealing further insights about the processes happening in our solar system.
  — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• The zodiacal lights are actually created as sunlight reflects off countless interplanetary particles scattered along the plane of the solar system.
  — National Geographic, 4 Apr. 2016
• According to EarthSky, the zodiacal light is sunlight reflecting off a vast cloud of interplanetary dust that lines the same path as the zodiac constellations.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
• Yui's video kicked off with a dramatic display of zodiacal light, which formed as sunlight reflected off a cloud of interplanetary dust particles to form a column of light above the colorful arc of our Blue Marble.
  — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2026