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We had to find our way by starlight.
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As massive young stars carve away at nearby gas and dust, their bright starlight produces a bright nebulous glow, represented in the image in blue.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 July 2025
Stretching through the Summer Triangle, the Milky Way is a river of starlight.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
That process gradually cleared the dense fog, allowing starlight to travel freely through space and illuminating the cosmos for the first time.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 June 2025
This will bend the path of the starlight and focus it, like a lens, causing the star to briefly appear brighter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 June 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 July 2025
Stretching through the Summer Triangle, the Milky Way is a river of starlight.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
That process gradually cleared the dense fog, allowing starlight to travel freely through space and illuminating the cosmos for the first time.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 June 2025
This will bend the path of the starlight and focus it, like a lens, causing the star to briefly appear brighter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 June 2025
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“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlight. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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starlight
noun
star·light
ˈstär-ˌlīt 
: the light given by the stars
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