astrophysicist
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Among them was astronomer and astrophysicist Ernst Öpik.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Its first title, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter,” is expected to be published in May.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Daniel Holz -- a University of Chicago astrophysicist focused on black holes, who was not involved in the study -- told AFP the "serendipitous" nature of the latest example makes it particularly exciting.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
"The planet orbits a star that's completely bizarre -- the mass of the Sun, but the size of a city," said University of Chicago astrophysicist Michael Zhang, the study's principal investigator.
From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026
“She’s the astrophysicist who confirmed the existence of dark matter,” I said, “the invisible stuff that makes up the universe.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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