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Recent Examples of astrophysical
The team aims to expand the model to handle more complex systems, including full 3D plasma simulations and astrophysical environments, as well as applications like modeling turbulence in nuclear fusion reactors.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Adiabatic expansion is an important property in thermodynamics, in engines, in astrophysical gases and plasmas, and also in the expanding Universe.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Sloshing out from the inaccessible hearts of collapsing stars and from the tumultuous spacetime churnings of merging black holes and neutron stars, gravitational waves provide deep, fundamental insights about these faraway astrophysical systems that are otherwise unavailable.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
This chemical information could then be used to constrain astrophysical models of the Wolf-Rayet scenario for the start of the solar system.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Almost 400 such shots are deployed each year to test materials under stress and further our understanding of the physics of nuclear weapons testing and astrophysical phenomena like supernovas.
—Frances Stead Sellers, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
But what if there's an astrophysical creature that refuses to play by the rules?
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The horizontal gray bar in the central region corresponds to the galactic plane area, which was excluded from the analysis to avoid strong astrophysical radiation.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
These phenomena offered scientists new insights into the nature of astrophysical phenomena and fundamental physics.
—Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Adiabatic expansion is an important property in thermodynamics, in engines, in astrophysical gases and plasmas, and also in the expanding Universe.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Sloshing out from the inaccessible hearts of collapsing stars and from the tumultuous spacetime churnings of merging black holes and neutron stars, gravitational waves provide deep, fundamental insights about these faraway astrophysical systems that are otherwise unavailable.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
This chemical information could then be used to constrain astrophysical models of the Wolf-Rayet scenario for the start of the solar system.
—James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
Almost 400 such shots are deployed each year to test materials under stress and further our understanding of the physics of nuclear weapons testing and astrophysical phenomena like supernovas.
—Frances Stead Sellers, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
But what if there's an astrophysical creature that refuses to play by the rules?
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The horizontal gray bar in the central region corresponds to the galactic plane area, which was excluded from the analysis to avoid strong astrophysical radiation.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
These phenomena offered scientists new insights into the nature of astrophysical phenomena and fundamental physics.
—Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astrophysical
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Critics called the astronomical price out of touch, while resurfaced allegations against founding chef René Redzepi sparked protests.—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Paranal is one of nearly 30 astronomical sites in northern Chile, most of which are managed by international organizations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Even slow interstellar probes, traveling at just 1% of the speed of light, could reach us in about 10,000 years—an extremely short timescale in cosmic terms.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Astronomers using radio telescope observations to get an inside look at an interstellar comet have gleaned new insights into when and where the celestial object formed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Astrophysical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astrophysical. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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