How to Use astronomy in a Sentence

astronomy

noun
  • Check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy, eclipses and more.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Hubble is also a precious gem in astronomy due to its ability to observe objects again and again in its decades of spaceflight.
    Elizabeth Howell, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
  • In the world of astronomy, there would be no bigger accomplishment than finding life on a planet outside of Earth.
    Mike Wehner, BGR, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The film features women from all parts of astronomy, from an engineer on the Webb to the leaders of the Kepler.
    Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Humanity's steady march into space is having an effect on astronomy.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
  • And its powerful instruments, designed to observe the atmospheres of planets around other stars, could usher in a new era of astronomy.
    NBC News, 12 May 2021
  • It’s the world's largest annual global celebration of astronomy.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Radio astronomy was still in its early days; Cornell was among the first American universities where it was studied.
    Daniel Alarcón, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021
  • This is the first taste of a promising new kind of astronomy.
    Frank Wilczek, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Their best bet was to blend in with the male culture of astronomy.
    Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2022
  • In astronomy, tidal forces aren’t just what make the ocean come in and out every day.
    Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2023
  • What should the field of astronomy do with someone like Avi Loeb?
    Seth Fletcher, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • This all may seem like a lark, a silly bit of fun at the expense of astronomy.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 June 2024
  • For Schwarzschild, the key to the universe lay in astronomy.
    Ruth Frankli, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
  • In astronomy, the study of fast radio bursts can sometimes feel like a game of Clue.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 15 July 2022
  • Half-months are used in astronomy to separate months in two sections: day one through the 15 day, and day 16 through the rest of the month.
    Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • To learn more about space and astronomy events in 2023 and to upload them to your calendar app, go to nytimes.com/spacecalendar.
    Danielle Dowling, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • So there's going to be a lot of astronomy and science, which is great for nerds like me who love that.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • As topics in astronomy go, FRBs are still young and bustling.
    Adam Mann, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The survey serves as a once-a-decade roadmap guiding U.S. astronomy.
    Allison Gasparini, Scientific American, 25 May 2022
  • The site is a Bortle 2 and is frequently used by astronomy clubs.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2023
  • That’s how many years old the light captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is, a major advance in astronomy.
    Mark Murray, NBC News, 12 July 2022
  • The seller uses astronomy software to replicate what the sky looked like at the time and day of the memorable moment.
    Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Now is the time to get active online or join your local astronomy club.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2023
  • These are questions that may seem basic and yet have proved some of the most baffling even to modern astronomy.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 18 May 2021
  • The research was done in the lab of Dr. Jimmy Irwin, professor of physics and astronomy.
    Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The work on this neutron star merger builds on decades of astronomy research.
    WIRED, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The next visit by Halley’s Comet could be one of the most observed and studied events in the history of astronomy.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
  • At the end of the 19th century, the Paris observatory was one of the world's great centers of astronomy.
    H.j. McCracken, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The comet will be close to Mars roughly a week later, according to astronomy charts.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2023

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