astronomer
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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
“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
According to Neil Sanders, astronomer at Go Stargazing and co-founder of UK Eclipse, the event on Wednesday is an unmissable occasion.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
A hack astronomer, who is constantly on talk shows and whose name you would probably recognize, played himself in a cameo role.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Previous reliable measurements of hydrogen at these distances generally required astronomers to combine radio telescope observations with data from optical galaxy surveys.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
By studying the molecules in this coma, astronomers could identify the chemical makeup of material carried by the comet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
By measuring that shift, astronomers can study hydrogen from different eras in cosmic history.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Instead of attempting to identify and measure one galaxy at a time, astronomers detect the combined radio glow produced by hydrogen in large numbers of galaxies that cannot be individually resolved.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
A lot of astronomers believe it isn’t a planet at all, but merely the largest object so far found in a zone of galactic debris known as the Kuiper belt.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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