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
The international research team was led by astrophysics Ph.D. student Alexander Venner of the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia, who is now a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
"The UK punches above its weight in scientific impact and in space-related industry," said Chris Lintott, professor of astrophysics at Oxford University.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
"Stars like the Sun don't just stop shining for no reason," says Nadia Zakamska, a professor of astrophysics at Johns Hopkins University.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
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
Vocabulary lists containing astrophysics
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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