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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

These discoveries could fundamentally change our understanding of the structure of our universe, said astrophysicist Julie McEnery, who led the Roman project.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 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

Kepler stood at a cusp in history; the last scientific astrologer was the first astrophysicist.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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