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
Imo Bell, a planetarium astronomer at The Royal Observatory Greenwich, says the specialist glasses are "very, very different" to regular sunglasses, which will not offer protection.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Maybe the vicar was an astronomer in his spare time.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
ALMA's high resolution for imaging also allowed astronomers to track how different molecules are released and travel away from 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
For more than 25 years, astronomers have relied on these exploding stars to track how the universe has expanded over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Future studies that observe larger portions of the sky for longer periods should allow astronomers to map neutral hydrogen with even greater precision.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Then, to the astonishment of many, including many astronomers, evidence was actually found for the existence of black holes in space.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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