astronomy
noun
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The Difference Between Astronomy and Astrology
Some may find it easy to confuse astronomy and astrology. At one time, these two words actually were synonymous (that is, astronomy once meant what astrology means today), but they have since moved apart from each other. In current use, astronomy is concerned with “the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere,” while astrology is the purported divination of how stars and planets influence our lives. Put bluntly, astronomy is a science, and astrology is not.
Examples of astronomy in a Sentence
Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
This little bit of information might also be enough to ruffle some research going on in the astronomy community.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The astronomy team, led by Ashton, began its research in 2019, utilizing the Canada France Hawaii Telescope, located in Hawaii.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Although the data that the spacecraft gathers will be of broad relevance across all of astronomy, the SPHEREx team has three key science objectives.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Astronomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astronomy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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