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    Astronomers observe and collect data used to explain relationships between stars and planets, as well as other phenomena occurring in the universe. In conjunction with other types of physicists, you might be called upon to solve problems connected with space flight navigation and satellite communications.
    Modern astronomers tend to fall into two fields: the theoretical and the observational. Observational astronomers focus on the direct study of stars, planets, galaxies, and so forth.
    Astronomers are time travellers – they look way back in time, when the Universe was born. They observe light coming from stars, planetary systems and galaxies which have been just formed for us, on Earth. But in reality, it takes so much time for the light to reach us on Earth, that by the time it does, some of those objects may not exist anymore.
  2. List of astronomers - Wikipedia

  3. WEBMay 3, 2024 · Astronomy is the science of studying all extraterrestrial objects and phenomena, from the solar system to the universe. Learn about the history, methods, and achievements of astronomy, as well as the …

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  5. as·tron·omy
    noun
    1. the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
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  6. Galileo | Biography, Discoveries, Inventions, & Facts

    WEBApr 29, 2024 · Galileo was a natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, and strength of materials and to the development of …

  7. Nicolaus Copernicus | Biography, Facts, Nationality, …

    WEBMay 9, 2024 · Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer who proposed a heliocentric system, that the planets orbit around the Sun; that Earth is a planet which, besides orbiting the Sun annually, also turns once daily on …

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