astronomer
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"Enthusiastic astronomer" Nazish was out moon spotting with her three nieces and nephews and said she wanted to pass on the skill.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Nearly a century ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that almost all galaxies are receding from the Milky Way.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
The author documents Tennyson’s reaction to books by the geologist Charles Lyell, the computer pioneer Charles Babbage and the astronomer John Herschel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Overall, SpaceX has 9,451 satellites currently in low-Earth orbit, or LEO, according to Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer who tracks space launches on his website.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026
A static universe, as should have been obvious to Newton and every thinking astronomer since, would collapse in upon itself.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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