astronomer
noun
as·tron·o·mer
ə-ˈsträ-nə-mər 
: a person who is skilled in astronomy or who makes observations of celestial phenomena
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For this particular question, astronomers used Chandra to observe a faraway galaxy first observed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Giuseppina Fabbiano, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024
Last year, however, astronomers discovered the first direct evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024
Admittedly, Corona Borealis may not be a constellation that astronomers get overly excited about.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
Advertisement On Wednesday morning, astronomers noted a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections — essentially, giant explosions of energy — emanating from a massive sunspot more than 15 times the diameter of Earth.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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Giuseppina Fabbiano, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024
Last year, however, astronomers discovered the first direct evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024
Admittedly, Corona Borealis may not be a constellation that astronomers get overly excited about.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
Advertisement On Wednesday morning, astronomers noted a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections — essentially, giant explosions of energy — emanating from a massive sunspot more than 15 times the diameter of Earth.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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“Astronomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astronomer. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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