substellar
adjective
physicsspecialized(alsosub-stellar)uk/ˌsʌbˈstel.ər/us/ˌsʌbˈstel.ɚ/smallerthan astaror having amass(= theamountofmatterin something)smallerthan thatneededby astarfornuclearfusion(= theprocessofjoiningtwonucleitoproduceenergy)to takeplace:
Dustcloudsplayanimportantrolein substellar atmospheres.
Oneexplanationfor thedarkmatterinourgalaxyis that it consists ofdeadstars,blackholes, or sub-stellarobjectssuch asplanets.
- They arestudyingthe atmospheres of substellarobjectssuch asgasgiantplanets.
- Theteamislookingat how substellarobjectsform.
- We wereabletodetectsub-stellarobjectsin theorbitsof theplanet.
- Theprojectaimstoidentifylow-masscompanionstonearbystars.
Astronomy
- albedo
- Andromeda
- Aquarius
- Aries
- asteroid
- full moon
- galactic
- galaxy
- Gemini
- geostationary orbit
- observatory
- orbit
- orbital
- penumbra
- phase
- stellar
- sunspot
- supergiant
- supermassive
- supermoon