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But with all border crossings closed since March 2 — the longest the population has ever faced — food prices in markets have spiked to astronomical levels, putting what little food is available out of reach for most families.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025 -
Therefore, navigation requires detailed astronomical understanding.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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Some of the strongest evidence that points to the existence of a planet within the outskirts of the solar system is the activity within the Kuiper Belt, an unusual clustering of icy bodies -- including comets and dwarf planets -- which stretches from Neptune and outward toward interstellar space.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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Just because a volatile molecule is in a comet or the interstellar medium doesn’t mean much for a planetary atmosphere, Nikku Madhusudhan, the paper’s lead author and an astrophysicist at the university of Cambridge in the U.K., tells me via email.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Astrophysical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astrophysical. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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