astronomy
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"This immense energy makes cosmic rays important in astronomy and astrophysics," said first and corresponding author of the study Tsunefumi Mizuno, associate professor at Hiroshima University's Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Dransfield said "no-one's arguing with the fact that budgets are finite" but described the decision as short-sighted given the UK's leading role in radio astronomy on the international stage.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Before radio astronomy was pioneered by people like Lovell, most observatories used visible light to detect objects in space.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Internationally, people will look at that and will hardly believe it. You're cutting off the radio astronomy capability in the country," Prof Kramer said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Thus Gilbert made magnetic experiments relevant to a well-established branch of natural knowledge, astronomy.
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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