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astronomer

[uh-stron-uh-mer] / əˈstrɒn ə mər /


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“It’s a big sky and you have to spend time being open to what’s going to show up,” says James Davenport, an astronomer at the University of Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Coined in the 1960s by a Soviet astronomer, the futurist term refers to a civilization able to use all of the energy from its home system's star.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

If you’re an astronomer, it’s people confusing what you do with astrology.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

A museum has been given a grant to fund a project about a Bradford-born astronomer who was influenced by the work of medieval Islamic scientists.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In the years that followed there erupted a long-running dispute between Allan Sandage, heir to Hubble at Mount Wilson, and Gérard de Vaucouleurs, a French-born astronomer based at the University of Texas.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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