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astronomy

[uh-stron-uh-mee] / əˈstrɒn ə mi /


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Whatever the discipline—medicine, law, astronomy, theology—knowledge had to be sought.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"This work has the potential to explain the magnetic dynamics relevant in, for example, neutron star mergers and black hole formation, with direct applications to multimessenger astronomy," Tripathi says.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

"A year in orbit pushes both hardware and humans into a different operational regime compared with the shorter Shenzhou missions of the programme's earlier phases," the professor of physics and astronomy told AFP.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

“This space shuttle is everything rolled into one that my husband loved: astronomy, innovation, exploration, science, math and especially children,” Oschin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Galileo contributed to physics and astronomy, while teaching fortification and optics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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