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【TED-Ed】How do we study the stars? - Yuan-Sen Ting
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稲葉白兎 posted on 2015/03/10Ever wondered how scientists study distant stars? This fascinating TED-Ed talk dives into the amazing ways astrophysicists use light, from the Hubble Space Telescope to radio waves, to uncover the universe's secrets! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary and learn about everything from spectral lines to hidden galaxies.
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universe
US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/
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UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All of space that contains planets and stars
- Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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US /ˈdʒaɪənt/
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UK /'dʒaɪənt/
- Countable Noun
- Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- Very successful, powerful person or organization
- Adjective
- Very large, or much bigger than other things
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US /laɪt/
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UK /laɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- To provide a way to see ahead
- Adjective
- Being bright making it easy to see; not dark
- Being pale and lacking darkness of color
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US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/
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UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Air around us
- Feeling or mood of a place
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