astronomer
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If you’re an astronomer, it’s people confusing what you do with astrology.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
A museum has been given a grant to fund a project about a Bradford-born astronomer who was influenced by the work of medieval Islamic scientists.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
"This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we have seen in the past 50 years," said Eliza Neights, an astronomer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Overall, SpaceX has 9,451 satellites currently in low-Earth orbit, or LEO, according to Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer who tracks space launches on his website.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026
But then a less arrogant individual than Tycho would still have had his nose intact and might never have become such a great astronomer in the first place.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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