astronomy
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The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 27, holds a special place in astronomy history as the first planetary nebula ever discovered.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Whatever the discipline—medicine, law, astronomy, theology—knowledge had to be sought.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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
After receiving an email Friday afternoon, Keivan Stassun, a professor of physics and astronomy at Vanderbilt University and director of the Vanderbilt Initiative in Data-intensive Astrophysics, said he reached out to fellow board members.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Like most ancient peoples, the Greeks were stargazers, and the Babylonians were the first masters of astronomy: they had learned how to predict eclipses.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Vocabulary lists containing astronomy
Eclipse Vocabulary
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From Ascension to Zenith: Astronomy and Stargazing Terms
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Oh, My Stars! A Solstice Sampler
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