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Astronomy Quotes
On stargazing, space science, and wonder for the sky.
These astronomy quotes come from NASA scientists and lifelong stargazers who find wonder Being under the night sky, exploring both optical and radio astronomy.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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The origin of galaxies is one of the fundamental questions of astronomy, and that's what I've been studying.
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I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science.
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The most remarkable discovery in all of astronomy is that the stars are made of atoms of the same kind as those on the earth.
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I am a professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, where I teach an introductory class in cosmology. I see the deficiencies that first-year students show up with.
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Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.
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The first year I was at NASA, I was only responsible for optical and ultraviolet astronomy. Frankly, there wasn't much else.
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But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the Heavens were seen in most attractive beauty and brilliancy.
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Until very recently, the heavenly bodies have been investigated only with reference to their position and their laws of motion, and a quarter of a century ago astronomy was little more than celestial topography.
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