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astronomy

noun as in study of the stars and planets other than earth

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These agencies are seeking meaningful scientific objectives for future moon projects, and this new research underscores the potential of lunar-based radio astronomy to probe the early Universe.

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That’s just the beauty of astronomy: finding more amazing questions where you could expect answers.

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One of the major questions in astronomy is whether dark matter can form small, starless clumps.

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He used an AI app to create a model of the solar system, since one daughter is interested in astronomy.

In the worlds of physics and astronomy, biology and mathematics, technology and medicine, there are myriad topics that are fiendishly difficult to explain.

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