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astrophysicist

[as-troh-fiz-uh-sist] / ˌæs troʊˈfɪz ə sɪst /
NOUN
astronomer
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SpaceX’s Starlink currently maintains around 10,100 operational satellites in orbit, according to astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracks space activities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A Rutgers astrophysicist is helping investigate a strange cosmic event that has left astronomers searching for answers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

They included novelist King, astrophysicist Tyson and numerous book and magazine writers of varied eminence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The famous Miura fold, developed by Japanese astrophysicist Kōryō Miura, folds a sheet of material into parallelograms, allowing it to fold down very compactly.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The term supernova was coined in the 1930s by a memorably odd astrophysicist named Fritz Zwicky.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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