astronomy

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"It'll be exciting, you know, in a slightly scary way, when they go behind the moon," Derek Buzasi, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

While religion provides answers, astronomy offers another way to search for them, grounding me like a kind of cosmic anchor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"We are used to thinking of astronomy as a snapshot in time," Rathore said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

If you don't have access to binoculars or a telescope you might be able to attend a local astronomy society event to get a better look.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Zhenya Rudneva, astronomy student and poet and storyteller, was awarded the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union in December 1944.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein