astronomy

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The number of students earning undergraduate astronomy degrees in the U.S. is at an all-time high, quadruple what it was two decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

While religion provides answers, astronomy offers another way to search for them, grounding me like a kind of cosmic anchor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

If you don't have access to binoculars or a telescope you might be able to attend a local astronomy society event to get a better look.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

This overlap raises a major question in astronomy.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Take the language-game represented by Ptolemaic astronomy; that game ceased to be possible when the telescope showed that Venus has a full set of phases.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton