astronomy
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Starkenburg, an expert in extragalactic astronomy, is a research assistant professor at Northwestern's Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Its observations are expected to help researchers investigate some of the biggest unanswered questions in astronomy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
"This result shows that much more mass than previously thought is hidden in low-mass stars," said Mariska Kriek, who led the research and serves as professor of extragalactic astronomy at Leiden Observatory.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Ash, 18, said she was fascinated by astronomy.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The evidence is clear: Ptolemaic astronomy was unaffected by Copernicus; it went into crisis with the new star of 1572, but by the end of the sixteenth century it had fully recovered.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing astronomy
Eclipse Vocabulary
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From Ascension to Zenith: Astronomy and Stargazing Terms
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Oh, My Stars! A Solstice Sampler
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