Astronomers

Scientists who study the universe beyond Earth, from the planets and moons of the solar system to the birth and fate of the universe.

Resources

Astronomers and Observatories

Radio Programs

Nicolas Louis de Lacaille Mapping southern skies Wednesday, May 15, 2013
File Cabinet Leafing through a starry filing cabinet Monday, May 6, 2013
Quasars The long-range secret of odd “stars” Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Eclipse Watcher Risking life and limb for a solar eclipse Sunday, August 19, 2012
Cloudy Skies A cruel twist of nature Saturday, August 18, 2012
Tuttle Comets War, embezzlement, and comets Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Swift Comets From hardware-store owner to cosmic celebrity Monday, July 16, 2012
Johann Galle Taking note of a new planet Saturday, June 9, 2012
Clockwork Eclipses Ticking off the hours until a solar eclipse Thursday, May 17, 2012
Balloon Ride Taking a balloon ride for science Saturday, April 7, 2012
Harvey Nininger II Buying space rocks for a dollar a pound Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Harvey Nininger A burning passion for space rocks Monday, January 16, 2012
Jean-Louis Pons The champion of all comet hunters Friday, December 23, 2011
Grote Reber A new way to study the universe Thursday, December 22, 2011
Mikhail Lomonosov The man who discovered an atmosphere Saturday, November 19, 2011
Robert Trumpler Filling the space between the stars Sunday, October 2, 2011
Thomas Wright Giving birth to a galaxy Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Star Organizer Getting the stars organized Monday, August 15, 2011
Star Travels A fanciful design for a starship Sunday, July 24, 2011
Van Biesbroeck's Star Hunting up a faint cosmic bulb Saturday, July 16, 2011
Transit of 1761, Part IV A ring of fire around a planet Thursday, June 9, 2011
Transit of 1761, Part III Ducking cannonfire in the name of science Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Featured Images

Solar eclipse of August 19, 1887, from near Berlin
 Fire in the Sky Saturday, August 18, 2012
False-color view of Comet Swift-Tuttle, 1992
 Swift Comet Monday, July 16, 2012

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