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astronomy

[uh-stron-uh-mee] / əˈstrɒn ə mi /


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Like the two interstellar objects identified before it, 3I/ATLAS offers unusual opportunities for both astronomy and astrobiology.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Following intense lobbying by the particle physics and astronomy community the savings have been reduced to just 2.7%.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

"For optical astronomy, this is an existential threat, and we hope that the regulators will share that view."

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Here is where astronomy provides a useful comparison.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

What matters for present purposes is Montaigne’s rejection not of the practical knowledge, of wine-making and bread-baking, of his day, but of the learned knowledge, of medicine, geography, astronomy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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