Nergis Mavalvala
Credit: Bryce Vickmark.
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Occupation: Astrophysicist
Year born: 1968
Research Areas: Astrophysics, Experimental Physics, Quantum Mechanics
Astronomy
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Norio Kaifu
Credit: IAU via Wikimedia Commons
Occupation: Astronomer
Year born: 1943
Research Areas: Radio Astronomy, Infrared Astronomy
Observing satellites
Can I see satellites from Earth?
Yes! You can see satellites for the same reason we can see the Moon and planets – they reflect light from the Sun.
Samuel Okoye
Credit: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives,
John Irwin Slide Collection
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Occupation: Astrophysicist
Year born: 1939
Masatoshi Koshiba
Credit: 首相官邸ホームページ
Occupation: Astrophysicist
Year born: 1926
Research Areas: Neutrinos, Detectors, Particle Physics, Cosmic Rays
John Johnson
Credit: NASA
Occupation: Astrophysicist & Professor of Astronomy
Year born: 1977
Research Areas: Exoplanets
Beth A. Brown
Credit: Jay S. Friedlander
Occupation: Astrophysicist
Year born: 1969
Research Areas: Black Holes, Elliptical Galaxies, X-ray Emission, Data Archives
Beatrice Tinsley
Credit: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives,
John Irwin Slide Collection
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Occupation: Professor of Astronomy