astrophysics
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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
Initially believed to be interference, the signals turned out to be the first evidence of pulsars, rapidly spinning neutron stars that opened a new field of astrophysics.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
Now, I think Joseph has found the smoking gun," Howell continued, "and he's tied the bumps into the magnetar model, and explained everything with the best-tested theory in astrophysics -- General Relativity.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
Bowling balls on a good length that move slightly away is hardly cricketing astrophysics.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
If astrophysics developed, the existence of stars could eventually be deduced from the principles of physics, but they would be theoretical constructs only.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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From Ascension to Zenith: Astronomy and Stargazing Terms
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Elements of the Universe: Aster, Astro ("Star")
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astro, aster
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