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The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) [ 1] was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology. [ 2][ 3] Hubble proved that many objects previously thought to be clouds of dust and gas and classified as "nebulae" were actually galaxies ...
Neil deGrasse Tyson ( US: / dəˈɡræs / də-GRASS or UK: / dəˈɡrɑːs / də-GRAHSS; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton ...
A. Tom Abel (1970–) studied primordial star formation. Roberto Abraham (1965–) studied the shapes of early galaxies. Andreas Albrecht studied the formation of the early universe, cosmic structure, and dark energy. Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) theorized that galactic magnetic fields could be generated by plasma currents.
Epitome of Copernican Astronomy was read by astronomers throughout Europe, and following Kepler's death, it was the main vehicle for spreading Kepler's ideas. In the period 1630–1650, this book was the most widely used astronomy textbook, winning many converts to ellipse-based astronomy. [74]
Dorothea Klumpke (1861–1942) Vicky Kalogera, Greek astrophysicist. Lyudmila Karachkina (born 1948), Russian astronomer studying astrometry and minor planets. Victoria Kaspi (born 1967), American-Canadian astrophysicist and instructor. Lisa Kewley (born 1974), Australian astronomer studying galactic evolution.
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