spectra

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"When we compared the spectra during the transit to the baseline, we saw that the atmosphere blocked the wavelengths of starlight absorbed by methane," Bello-Arufe said.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

A few days after the initial flash, it brightened again, shifted to bluer light, and showed hydrogen in its spectra.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

The team also compared the images with spectra from major facilities such as Gemini.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

The spectra of the little red dots differed significantly from known dust-reddened active galactic nuclei.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

At that time most people expected the galaxies to be moving around quite randomly, and so expected to find as many blue-shifted spectra as red-shifted ones.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking