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An amateur astronomer searching satellite maps for possible camping locations in Quebec ended up spotting something far more unusual: evidence of a previously unrecognized impact crater.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

While Amazon has 392 satellites in space, according to data from astronomer Jonathan McDowell, only 315 are in the proper operational orbit.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Among the higher-profile entries are “Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes,” a portrait of the Who guitarist and songwriter, and Nanette Burstein’s “Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff,” about the astronomer and science communicator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

“When you have that level of anxiety over the clouds, it juices the experience,” Elliot Borgman, a 77-year-old retired astronomer from Lansdowne, Penn., told me over breakfast the morning after August’s eclipse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

An astronomer looked through his new telescope into the stars one morning and then refused to ever look to the heavens again.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

The discovery could also have practical value for astronomers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Using that technique, astronomers looked for planets hidden inside the dusty disks.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Previous reliable measurements of hydrogen at these distances generally required astronomers to combine radio telescope observations with data from optical galaxy surveys.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

As astronomers find and examine more interstellar objects, each one offers another opportunity to compare our solar system with planetary systems elsewhere in the galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

The answer is that it is partly a matter of where astronomers point their instruments and partly a matter of what their instruments are designed to detect, and partly it’s just Pluto.

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