How to Use astronomy in a Sentence

astronomy

noun
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  • Today hundreds of such exoplanets are known, and their study is the fastest-growing field in astronomy.
    — Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2020
  • In other words, the harm from abandoning Arecibo could reach well beyond the rarefied realm of astronomy.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 11 Dec. 2020
  • One revelation of this volume is that astrology and astronomy were once sister sciences.
    — Steffie Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2020
  • New subfields in astronomy tend to follow a particular sequence: Something new is observed.
    — Katie Peek, Scientific American, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Much of the interest in this historical astronomy lies in understanding how ancient cultures thought about the stars, but old data sets can also lead to new science.
    — Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The pandemic makes astronomy a fitting hobby, says Mr. Gibson.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2020
  • In December of 1995, astronomers around the world were vying for a chance to use the hottest new tool in astronomy: the Hubble space telescope.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Compelling books came out on everything from researchers’ efforts to understand fear to the importance of astronomy to a concentrated mission to learn about a charismatic owl.
    — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2020
  • 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
  • The holy grail of astronomy would be finding a planet that has alien life on it.
    — Mike Wehner, BGR, 8 Mar. 2021
  • 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 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
  • 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 | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • On excursions led by the park’s astronomy rangers, visitors can check out thousands of stars, see a horizon-to-horizon view of the Milky Way, and glimpse both Venus and Jupiter.
    — Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
  • SpaceX has found a new way to prevent Starlink satellites from interfering with astronomy: Bring them closer to Earth.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025

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