astronomer

While Amazon has 392 satellites in space, according to data from astronomer Jonathan McDowell, only 315 are in the proper operational orbit.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Among the higher-profile entries are “Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes,” a portrait of the Who guitarist and songwriter, and Nanette Burstein’s “Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff,” about the astronomer and science communicator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The telescope is named after physicist Nancy Grace Roman, who was Nasa's first chief astronomer in the 1960s and its first female executive.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

“When you have that level of anxiety over the clouds, it juices the experience,” Elliot Borgman, a 77-year-old retired astronomer from Lansdowne, Penn., told me over breakfast the morning after August’s eclipse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

In the 1920s that all changed, thanks to an American astronomer named Edwin Hubble.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

That connection supports the idea that more distant remnant radio galaxies may fade faster, reducing the amount of time during which astronomers can detect them.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

For years, astronomers faced a major observational challenge.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

That rapid response helps astronomers gather follow-up observations before fleeting events fade away.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Lead author Dr. Phil Wiseman, from the University of Southampton, said the latest analysis supports the measurements that astronomers have relied on for years.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Most astronomers use the moon or the major planets for their occultations: Worsley used tiny Mercury once, “just for swank,” to show he could do it.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong