spectra

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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 new approach allows scientists to simulate the vibrational spectra of complex and disordered materials at realistic temperatures with near-ab initio accuracy while significantly reducing computational cost.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Crucially, the simulated light spectra closely matched what astronomers observe from real systems.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

Balmer breaks can appear in the spectra of single, very hot, young stars, as well as in galaxies containing many such stars.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

Some scientists think that when expansion is followed by contraction, when the spectra of distant galaxies are all blue-shifted, causality will be inverted and effects will precede causes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan