astrophysical
adjective
uk/ˌæs.trəʊˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌæs.troʊˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/relatingto thescienceofastrophysics(= thestudyofstarsand otherobjectsinspaceusingphysicallaws):
She is aprofessorof astrophysical andplanetarysciences.
Much astrophysicalresearchrequiresverylargetelescopes.
Scientists at theinstitutestudyastrophysicalphenomenasuch assolarflaresandsupernovae.
See
astrophysics
- Theformationof ablackholeisfairlywellunderstoodin astrophysicalterms.
- Astrophysicaleventsthatoccuron ahumantimescaleattracta lot ofpublicattention.
- SpacestationcrewconductedaseriesofEarthobservationand astrophysicalexperiments.
- The team’sresearchwasacceptedforpublicationby aprestigiousastrophysicaljournal.
Astronomy
- albedo
- Andromeda
- Aquarius
- Aries
- asteroid
- galactic
- galaxy
- Gemini
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- orbit
- orbital
- penumbra
- phase
- Pisces
- substellar
- sunspot
- supergiant
- supermassive
- supermoon