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The light from the dark sky became dazzling on Monday night, July 11, 2022. Katie Mack, an astrophysics scientist who until recently worked at North Carolina State University, was gazing at a ...
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.
Tyson was born in Manhattan as the second of three children, into a Catholic family living in the Bronx. [4] [5] His African-American father, Cyril deGrasse Tyson (1927–2016), was a sociologist and human resource commissioner for New York City mayor John Lindsay, and the first director of Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited.
Carl Sagan (1934–1996) American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author; Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989) invented the theory of twins, CPT-symmetric universes; Allan Sandage (1936–2010) set the cosmological distance scale and accurately estimated the speed of expansion of the universe
Jun. 24—MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice came to Morgantown on Monday to celebrate the achievements of two WVU astrophysicists and present them with Distinguished West Virginian awards. The ...
Feb. 28—Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson will blend science and cinema in a discussion titled "Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson: An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies" Friday, June 10 at the Schuster Center ...
Nia Imara is an American astrophysicist, artist, and activist.Imara's scientific work deals with galactic mass, star formation, and exoplanet detection. Imara was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in astrophysics at the University of California, Berkeley [1] and was the inaugural postdoctoral fellow in the Future Faculty Leaders program at Harvard University. [2]
Siraj earned bachelor's and master's degrees at Harvard University, [5] and is currently pursuing his PhD at Princeton University. [6] His research is primarily focused on interstellar objects, [7] [8] asteroids and comets, [9] [10] planetary system formation and evolution, [11] [12] supernovae, [13] black holes, [14] dark matter, [15] and the search for life in the universe. [16]