astrophysicists

  • 1astrophysicists — as·tro·phys·i·cist || ‚æstrəʊ fɪzɪsɪst n. one who specializes in astrophysics, one who researches the chemical and physical makeup of heavenly bodies …

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  • 2List of Russian astronomers and astrophysicists — Staff of the Pulkovo Observatory (around 1883–1886). Otto Wilhelm von Struve is in the center. This list of Russian astronomers and astrophysicists includes the famous astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmologists from the Russian Empire, the… …

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  • 3Astrophysics — is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties (luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition) of celestial objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as… …

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  • 4Dark matter — Not to be confused with antimatter, dark energy, dark fluid or dark flow. For other uses, see Dark Matter (disambiguation) …

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  • 5Non-standard cosmology — Physical cosmology Universe · Big Bang …

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  • 6Gravitational wave — In physics, a gravitational wave is a fluctuation in the curvature of spacetime which propagates as a wave, traveling outward from a moving object or system of objects. Gravitational radiation is the energy transported by these waves. Important… …

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  • 7Arthur Stanley Eddington — Infobox Scientist name = Arthur Eddington image width = 247px caption = Arthur Stanley Eddington birth date = birth date|1882|12|28|df=y death date = death date and age|1944|11|22|1882|12|28|df=y birth place = Kendal, England death place =… …

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  • 8Plasma cosmology — [ Hannes Alfvén suggested that, by scaling laboratory results by a factor of 109, he could extrapolate magnetospheric conditions. Another scaling jump of 109 was required to extrapolate to galactic conditions, and a third jump of 109 was required …

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  • 9Discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation — Bell Labs Horn Antenna in Crawford Hill, NJ In 1965 while using the Horn Antenna, Penzias and Wilson stumbled on the microwave background radiation that permeates the universe. This article concerns the accidental discovery of cosmic microwave… …

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  • 10Lambda-CDM model — Physical cosmology Universe · Big Bang …

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