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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Chris McMullen, Space.com, 24 May 2025
The shocking findings were part of a recent study in which astronomers effectively peered back in time to discover what Jupiter was like in its early years.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 May 2025
That’s more than 200 years before the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus made his star catalog, which has long been considered the world’s oldest.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
How UMass astronomers helped the Hubble Space Telescope take the widest photo of the universe ever
NASA.
—Discover Magazine, 20 May 2025
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“Astronomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astronomer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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