luminous
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The difficulty is that large, luminous stars dominate the light, while smaller stars are far dimmer and much harder to identify.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The search led them to an exceptionally luminous galaxy known as JCMT0402−0424, located roughly 11 billion light-years from Earth.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
There will be luminous breakthroughs and mounting dangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
This is one of Hockney’s most iconic paintings — a large-scale image of a luminous blue swimming pool marked by a diver’s splash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Out from the water a long sinuous tentacle had crawled; it was pale-green and luminous and wet.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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