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We had to find our way by starlight.
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Such clouds are predominantly made from molecular hydrogen gas, which, when it isn't being energized by starlight, is very faint — almost invisible.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The telescope was able to detect some starlight being absorbed into the planet's atmosphere.
—George Petras, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
To suss them out, skywatchers stay hypervigilant for any one-off dip in starlight when a rogue planet crosses serendipitously in front of a star.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Nuclear fusion deep inside these stars was churning out the very first starlight of the cosmos.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The telescope was able to detect some starlight being absorbed into the planet's atmosphere.
—George Petras, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
To suss them out, skywatchers stay hypervigilant for any one-off dip in starlight when a rogue planet crosses serendipitously in front of a star.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Nuclear fusion deep inside these stars was churning out the very first starlight of the cosmos.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlight. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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starlight
noun
star·light
ˈstär-ˌlīt 
: the light given by the stars
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