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astrophysics

[as-troh-fiz-iks] / ˌæs troʊˈfɪz ɪks /


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Laura Overdeck, who had a degree in astrophysics and an M.B.A., had stopped working to be a stay-at-home mom and author in Short Hills, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

"I've seen research combining AI with nuclear fusion, AI with astrophysics, AI with new materials, and AI with the development of new drugs. I think we are entering a good era."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now just two days from launch, marking the arrival of the agency's next flagship astrophysics mission after the James Webb Space Telescope.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

As a member of NASA’s class of “flagship” astrophysics missions, its acclaimed colleagues include the Hubble and the James Webb space telescopes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

By this time, too, astrophysics had moved on so much that few astronomers wanted to devote their lives to anything as mundane as rocky planetoids.

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


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