Phenomenon
Photodissociation
Sunlight breaking apart molecules.
Molecules being split apart by ultraviolet photons in a planetary atmosphere — for example, water vapour being broken into hydrogen and oxygen.
Overview
Molecules being split apart by ultraviolet photons in a planetary atmosphere — for example, water vapour being broken into hydrogen and oxygen.
See also
Tidal Disruption Event
A star torn apart by a supermassive black hole.
Yarkovsky Effect
Sunlight slowly nudging an asteroid's orbit.
YORP Effect
Sunlight altering an asteroid's spin.
Solar Eclipse
When the Moon stands between Earth and Sun.
Lunar Eclipse
When Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.
Meteor Showers
Cosmic dust burning in our atmosphere.