Phenomenon
Jeans Escape
Slow thermal loss of light gases.
The gradual loss of an atmosphere as the fastest molecules in the high-velocity tail of the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution exceed escape velocity.
Overview
The gradual loss of an atmosphere as the fastest molecules in the high-velocity tail of the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution exceed escape velocity.
See also
Zodiacal Light
A faint cone of light along the ecliptic.
Meteor
A streak of light from a meteoroid burning up.
Bolide
A fireball that explodes in flight.
Einstein Ring
A perfect ring of lensed light.
Gravitational Redshift
Light losing energy as it climbs from a gravity well.
Cherenkov Radiation
The blue glow of particles faster than light in a medium.