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.

Radio Programs

Transit of 1761, Part II Dodging cannonfire in the name of science Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Urbain Leverrier A "calculated" planetary discovery Friday, March 11, 2011
Clockwork Skies Plotting the motions of the sky Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Johannes Hevelius Filling in some gaps in the sky Saturday, January 29, 2011
Orion Nebula Discovering a stellar nursery Friday, December 3, 2010
Royal Society Getting together for science Sunday, November 28, 2010
Harlow Shapley Getting the scale of the universe half right Monday, November 1, 2010
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Cruising toward the stars Monday, October 18, 2010
3C48 A quasi-stellar mystery Sunday, September 26, 2010
Spacewatch Keeping watch for space invaders Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Barnard's Menagerie An astronomer's cosmic menagerie Saturday, August 28, 2010
Giovanni Schiaparelli
Simon Newcomb
Honoré Flaugergues
Dark Plots
Microscopium
Moon and Jupiter
Jean-Henri Focas
Sextans
Expanding Horizons
Hanny's Voorwerp
Galaxy Zoo
International Year of Astronomy

Featured Images

 Neptunian Discovery Friday, May 1, 2009
Stellar Celebration Thursday, January 1, 2009

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