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astrophysicist

[as-troh-fiz-uh-sist] / ˌæs troʊˈfɪz ə sɪst /
NOUN
astronomer
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In the immediate aftermath of the brutal 1989 crackdown on students who had protested in Tiananmen Square, dissident astrophysicist Fang Lizhi sought refuge in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Among them was astronomer and astrophysicist Ernst Öpik.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

A Rutgers astrophysicist is helping investigate a strange cosmic event that has left astronomers searching for answers.

From Science Daily Mar. 30, 2026

They included novelist King, astrophysicist Tyson and numerous book and magazine writers of varied eminence.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

“She’s the astrophysicist who confirmed the existence of dark matter,” I said, “the invisible stuff that makes up the universe.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The study also strengthens evidence for a mysterious "mass gap" predicted by astrophysicists for decades.

From Science Daily May 8, 2026

The “NOVA” presentation, bookended by takeoff and splashdown footage, isn’t for astrophysicists.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

He hired astrophysicists, cryptographers and speech-recognition experts — no Wall Street experience allowed.

From MarketWatch Nov. 15, 2025

With his passing on Tuesday, India lost one of its most celebrated astrophysicists.

From BBC May 23, 2025

It took a long time before astrophysicists came to agree that our universe was finite—that it did, in fact, have a beginning.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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