astronomy

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"It'll be exciting, you know, in a slightly scary way, when they go behind the moon," Derek Buzasi, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 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

FRBs are among the most puzzling phenomena in astronomy, but locating where they come from with precision could mark the start of a new phase in research, allowing scientists to better understand their cosmic origins.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 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

‘But since these, astronomy and natural philosophy in general have, for so little time, been extraordinarily advanced...Natural Philosophy is therefore but young.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton