astrophysics
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now just two days from launch, marking the arrival of the agency's next flagship astrophysics mission after the James Webb Space Telescope.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
As a member of NASA’s class of “flagship” astrophysics missions, its acclaimed colleagues include the Hubble and the James Webb space telescopes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Simulating these reactions is one of the biggest challenges in nuclear astrophysics because the calculations require tremendous computing power.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
"This is a lot of firsts stacked on top of each other," said Shawn Domagal-Goldman, the director of NASA's astrophysics division, during a recent call with reporters.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
He had probably completed biology by now, she guessed, and would be studying higher mathematics, or astrophysics, or biochemistry, one of the subjects that was whispered about, when they were young, as incomprehensibly difficult.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing astrophysics
From Ascension to Zenith: Astronomy and Stargazing Terms
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Elements of the Universe: Aster, Astro ("Star")
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astro, aster
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