Sentence examples for reflects less than from inspiring English sources

The darkest known planet in terms of geometric albedo is TrES-2b, a hot Jupiter that reflects less than 1% of the light from its star, making it less reflective than coal or black acrylic paint.

By contrast, water reflects less than 10%.

What was most unusual about the planet was that it reflects less than 1% of the light striking it, making its surface blacker than coal or any other natural substance found on Earth.

In fact, the atom effectively reflects less than 1% of the light that hits it.

Umbriel's surface is the darkest of the Uranian moons, and reflects less than half as much light as Ariel, a sister satellite of similar size.

But the worst part is, the list of thousands likely reflects less than half of those who have actually died trying to get to Europe in the last couple of decades, said Geert Ates, director of the nonprofit United for Intercultural Action, which created the list.

In the 1990's, IT stocks reflected less than 10% of the S&P 500's market capitalization.

In his speech today Burnham noted: "Of the 122 recommendations in the three [committee] reports the government has reflected less than half of them in this revised bill.

Optical tests showed that these structures on average reflect less than 11% of light, compared with 27% of the snakes' other colors.

The real surprise was a cluster of spots on the comet's nucleus that are three times darker than the rest of it, reflecting less than 1% of light.

Although the stimulus jobs numbers released yesterday by the Obama administration reflect less than 1percentt of the $787 billion stimulus package, our Bubble-Boy mentality leads us to assume that this data means that the stimulus is not working.