Looking at the spectrum of starlight filtering through that atmosphere with future space telescopes could reveal what the planet is made of, Adams says.
A newfound exoplanet may be the exposed core of a gas giant|Lisa Grossman|July 1, 2020|Science News
“We don’t even know how big Jupiter’s core is, and we’ve sent spacecraft to Jupiter,” says Adams, who was not involved in the work.
A newfound exoplanet may be the exposed core of a gas giant|Lisa Grossman|July 1, 2020|Science News
“The Thai military is making the Chinese communist party look liberal right now,” Adams told The Daily Beast.
Whatever peace and contentment Adams has found seldom finds its way into his music.
‘Ryan Adams’ Is No Domestic Bliss Album|Keith Phipps|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is, to borrow the title of an old Adams record, a heartbreaker.
‘Ryan Adams’ Is No Domestic Bliss Album|Keith Phipps|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like the other speakers, Adams recalled a dedicated friend, and one who was always dressed to the nines.
I Was There: Inside Joan Rivers’ Funeral|Tim Teeman|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We were exhausted, and I was so upset and wondered what I would do,” says Adams.
Is Sleeping Apart Good for Your Relationship?|Tim Teeman|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Adams left the problem as he found it, and came north to stumble over others, less picturesque but nearer.
The Education of Henry Adams|Henry Adams
No bribe could seduce—no threat divert Mr. Adams from the path of duty.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson
The message of the President was referred to a committee, of which Mr. Adams was appointed chairman.
Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams.|Josiah Quincy
In October Mrs. Adams again quotes the current prices, for which her husband frequently asks.
Abigail Adams and Her Times|Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
Of that, Mr. Adams had little, as so many of his contemporaries had more.
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 2 (of 3)|Theodore Parker
British Dictionary definitions for Adams (1 of 2)
Adams1
/ (ˈædəmz) /
noun
a mountain in SW Washington, in the Cascade Range. Height: 3751 m (12 307 ft)
British Dictionary definitions for Adams (2 of 2)
Adams2
/ (ˈædəmz) /
noun
Gerry, full name Gerrard Adams . born 1948, Northern Ireland politician; president of Sinn Féin from 1983: negotiated the Irish Republican Army ceasefires in 1994–96 and 1997; member of the parliament of the Irish Republic from 2011
Henry (Brooks). 1838–1918, US historian and writer. His works include Mont Saint Michel et Chartres (1913) and his autobiography The Education of Henry Adams (1918)
John. 1735–1826, second president of the US (1797–1801); US ambassador to Great Britain (1785–88); helped draft the Declaration of Independence (1776)
John Coolidge. born 1947, US composer; works include the operas Nixon in China (1987) and The Death of Klinghoffer (1991)
John Couch. 1819–92, British astronomer who deduced the existence and position of the planet Neptune
John Quincey. son of John Adams. 1767–1848, sixth president of the US (1825–29); secretary of state (1817–25)
Richard. born 1920, British author; his novels include Watership Down (1972), The Plague Dogs (1977), and Traveller (1988)
Samuel. 1722–1803, US revolutionary leader; one of the organizers of the Boston Tea Party; a signatory of the Declaration of Independence
American astronomer who demonstrated that the essential brightness of a star could be calculated by studying its spectrum and who introduced a method for measuring the distance of stars based on their brightness. In 1915 he discovered Sirius B, the first known white dwarf star, and his measurement of the gravitational red shift in the light leaving its surface was accepted as evidence for Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.