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astrophysicist

NOUN
astronomer
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Among them was astronomer and astrophysicist Ernst Öpik.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

SpaceX’s Starlink currently maintains around 10,100 operational satellites in orbit, according to astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, who tracks space activities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"Only through the combined power of instruments on multiple spacecraft could we understand this event," said Eric Burns, an astrophysicist at Louisiana State University.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 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

As Caltech astrophysicist Kip S. Thorne has written: "The speed of light turned out to be the same in all directions and at all seasons."

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




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