Margaret Burbidge

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Galaxy clusters like Abell 2744 can act as a natural cosmic lens, magnifying light from more distant, background objects through gravity. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may be able to detect light from the first stars in the universe if they are gravitationally lensed by such clusters. (astronomy, space exploration, galaxies)

How Fast Is the Universe Expanding?

Planet Earth and lunar moon from space

Where Did the Moon Come From?

solar eclipse, sun, moon, astronomy, space

How Do You Tell the Difference Between Total, Annular, Solar, and Lunar Eclipses?

Arrangement of the phases of the moon in total eclipse with Blood Moon

9 Celestial Omens

1 July 2002: The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite reveals a massive solar eruption more than 30 times the Earth's diameter. The eruption formed when a loop of a magnetic field over the surface of the Sun trapped hot gas.

6 Questions About the Sun Answered

Discover

Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).

How Many Countries Are There in the World?

Artist interpretation of a Space meteoroid impact. Meteor impact. Asteroid, End of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Planet Earth, Doomsday Predictions, comet

10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.

Roman Catholic Saints

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Candles in cemetery in Poland on All Saints Day, November 1. All Souls Day, November 2. Christian church, All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints, purgatory, Roman Catholic church

7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World

Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

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Also Known As	Eleanor Margaret Burbidge • Eleanor Margaret Peachey
Born	August 12, 1919 • England
Died	April 5, 2020 (aged 100) • San Francisco • California
Awards And Honors	Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2005)
Subjects Of Study	nucleosynthesis • quasar

Airy, c. 1877

Sir George Biddell Airy

British astronomer

Sir Harold Spencer Jones.

Sir Harold Spencer Jones

British astronomer

James Bradley, detail of an oil painting after Thomas Hudson, c. 1742-47; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

James Bradley

English astronomer

John Pond

British astronomer

Lovell, Sir Bernard

Sir Bernard Lovell

English radio astronomer

Sir Frank Dyson, 1927.

Sir Frank Dyson

British astronomer

Edmond Halley

Edmond Halley

British scientist

John Flamsteed

British astronomer

William Hunter Kendal

British actor and manager

Florence Nightingale at the Barrack Hospital

Florence Nightingale

British nurse, statistician, and social reformer

Arthur Stanley Eddington.

Arthur Eddington

British scientist

John Herschel

Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet

English astronomer

Martin Rees

Martin Rees

British cosmologist and astrophysicist

David Simon, Lord Simon of Highbury

British industrialist and politician

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker.

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

British botanist

Peter Hall

English theatrical manager and director

Sir Harold Jeffreys

Sir Harold Jeffreys

British astronomer and geophysicist

Sir Martin Ryle.

Sir Martin Ryle

British astronomer

Charles Mathews, detail from a mezzotint by C. Turner, 1825, after an oil painting by James Lonsdale

Charles Mathews

British actor

Jeans

Sir James Jeans

British physicist and mathematician

Quiz

View of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, M31).

Astronomy and Space Quiz

Michael Faraday (L) English physicist and chemist (electromagnetism) and John Frederic Daniell (R) British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell.

Faces of Science

Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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