There is no technical or regulatory obstacle to launching a constellation of ultra-bright satellites that might render many or most astronomy programs impossible.
The team used the tool to confirm 50 new potential planets, a first for artificial intelligence as applied to astronomy.
50 new planets, including one as big as Neptune, are identified using A.I.|rhhackettfortune|August 26, 2020|Fortune
Remotely operated and robotic telescopes, no matter how incredible, can also only satisfy some of the diverse observational needs of the astronomy community.
Social Distancing From the Stars|Emily Levesque|August 11, 2020|Quanta Magazine
The authors took care to eliminate the possibility of other sources of polarization, which is always a concern in astronomy.
The Black Hole Tango|Matthew R. Francis|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Muslims made many discoveries in mathematics, chemistry, physics, medicine, astronomy and psychology.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism|Dina Goldstein|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nearly everything we know about dark matter so far comes from astronomy.
Still No Dark Matter from Space Station Experiment|Matthew R. Francis|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the big challenges in astronomy involves determining when the first galaxies formed, and what they looked like.
Some of the First Galaxies Were Big Babies|Matthew R. Francis|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cosmic ray observations are more challenging than many other forms of astronomy.
The Hottest Spot for Cosmic Rays|Matthew R. Francis|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The question therefore becomes one of psychological optics rather than of astronomy.
The facts are derived from such specific disciplines as geography and language, botany and astronomy.
Psychology and Social Practice|John Dewey
We find also some geometrical paradoxes; and in treating of astronomy he writes as if he had never heard of the Copernican system.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
These are the principal phenomena of the earth, the result of discoveries made by means of geometry, astronomy, and navigation.
Buffon's Natural History, Volume I (of II)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Besides, there was a college of two hundred philosophers, learned in astronomy, and all the other sciences and arts.
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table|Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for astronomy
astronomy
/ (əˈstrɒnəmɪ) /
noun
the scientific study of the individual celestial bodies (excluding the earth) and of the universe as a whole. Its various branches include astrometry, astrodynamics, cosmology, and astrophysics
Word Origin for astronomy
C13: from Old French astronomie, from Latin astronomia, from Greek; see astro-, -nomy
The science that deals with the universe beyond the Earth. It describes the nature, position, and motion of the stars, planets, and other objects in the skies, and their relation to the Earth.
The scientific study of the universe and the objects in it, including stars, planets, nebulae, and galaxies. Astronomy deals with the position, size, motion, composition, energy, and evolution of celestial objects. Astronomers analyze not only visible light but also radio waves, x-rays, and other ranges of radiation that come from sources outside the Earth's atmosphere.