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astrophysicist

[as-troh-fiz-uh-sist] / ˌæs troʊˈfɪz ə sɪst /
NOUN
astronomer
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Snyder drove to the nearby home of Caltech astrophysicist Carl Grillmair, who went outside to his front porch to see what was going on, according to a Los Angeles County district attorney’s office news release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Among them was astronomer and astrophysicist Ernst Öpik.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

It’s named for Nikolai Kardashev, the Soviet-era astrophysicist who proposed, in 1964, that the use of energy is the essential feature of civilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Lead author and astrophysicist Kishalay De told AFP the project began as something quite different, a study of stars under infrared light in the neighboring Andromeda Galaxy.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

In addition to being the mission's chemist, he was also an accomplished astrophysicist.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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