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astrophysics

[as-troh-fiz-iks] / ˌæs troʊˈfɪz ɪks /


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The findings could have important implications across astrophysics.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The advance could eventually allow scientists to count individual photons, a long-standing goal in quantum technology and astrophysics.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

For Louise Grillmair, who met her husband in an astrophysics class, she would prefer that the world know not just about his groundbreaking scientific work, but also his kind and generous character.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

"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

By this time, too, astrophysics had moved on so much that few astronomers wanted to devote their lives to anything as mundane as rocky planetoids.

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




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