astronomer
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It is named after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble who first discovered that the universe is expanding.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
For comparison, it’s estimated that SpaceX has roughly 11,100 working Starlink satellites, according to data from the astronomer Jonathan McDowell.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
Among the higher-profile entries are “Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes,” a portrait of the Who guitarist and songwriter, and Nanette Burstein’s “Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff,” about the astronomer and science communicator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“When you have that level of anxiety over the clouds, it juices the experience,” Elliot Borgman, a 77-year-old retired astronomer from Lansdowne, Penn., told me over breakfast the morning after August’s eclipse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
A hack astronomer, who is constantly on talk shows and whose name you would probably recognize, played himself in a cameo role.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Stargazers and astronomers are preparing to enjoy a festival that celebrates the beauty of the night sky.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Making more efficient use of such an expensive facility could provide substantial benefits to astronomers and the wider scientific community, potentially allowing more important discoveries to be made with the available observing time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
By studying the elements present in a star, astronomers may be able to estimate the relative amounts of rock-forming materials available to its planets.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The gravitational distortions are caused primarily by something astronomers cannot directly observe: dark matter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
While physicists in the middle decades of the twentieth-century were looking perplexedly into the world of the very small, astronomers were finding no less arresting an incompleteness of understanding in the universe at large.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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