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However, that did not stop her passion for astronomy. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Now That the Smog Has Lifted, Astronomy Returns to London’s Royal Observatory," 28 June 2018 Near-infrared light is outside of the visible spectrum but has been a crucial element of astronomy ever since the 1850s. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "New NASA Mission Will Create Maps of the Sky Like Never Before," 14 Feb. 2019 But much is learned by chasing down leads—both by the field of astronomy and by curious outsiders who follow the process. — Rob Reid, Ars Technica, "Nailing down the nature of ‘Oumuamua—it’s probably a comet, but…," 29 Nov. 2018 Recent years have seen astronomy begin to broaden beyond the photon. — Eoin O'carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, "Neutrino demonstration heralds a new way of observing the cosmos," 12 July 2018 But now, reports Sofie Werthan at Slate, astronomy has returned to the venerable Observatory after a sixty-year pause. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Now That the Smog Has Lifted, Astronomy Returns to London’s Royal Observatory," 28 June 2018 That’s the point at which astronomy came to be known as a science and astrology was acknowledged as not a science. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, "Where Do Zodiac Signs Come From? Here's the True History Behind Your Horoscope," 21 June 2018 But in subsequent decades, the field has warmed itself more to acoustic astronomy. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Meet the Astronomer Who Listens to the Music of the Cosmos," 12 May 2015 University of Michigan astronomy professor Patrick Seitzer thinks the initiative is a bad idea. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "A Russian Startup Wants to Project Giant Billboards in Space," 18 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'astronomy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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