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

 Frequently Asked Questions: Astronomers and Observatories

Radio Programs

 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
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 Digging up Martian canals Sunday, March 14, 2010

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