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Andrea M. Ghez

Andrea M. Ghez is a prominent American astronomer specializing in research at the galactic center of our galaxy, the Mil...

American Black Holes Current Galactic Center

9.6 Brilliant

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David N. Spergel

David N. Spergel is an American astronomer specializing in cosmology. He gained prominence through his leadership in ana...

American Cosmology Current Cmb

9.1 Excellent

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Frank Shu

Frank Shu is an American astronomer recognized for his significant contributions to understanding galaxy structure and s...

American Stellar Current Galactic

9.1 Excellent

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Michael Brown

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Modern American Planetary Kuiper Belt

8.8 Great

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Eugene Shoemaker

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American Planetary Twentieth Century Impacts

8.7 Great

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Steve Squyres

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Modern Planetary Mars Rovers

8.7 Great

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Eugene Merle Shoemaker

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Modern American Planetary Impacts

8.7 Great

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James Head

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Modern American Geology Planetary

8.6 Great

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S. Alan Stern

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8.6 Great

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Daniel Eisenstein

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American Cosmology Current Surveys

8.5 Great

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Dante Lauretta

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American Current Asteroids Osiris Rex

8.4 Great

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Alex Filippenko

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American Galaxies Current Supernovae

8.4 Great

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Clyde Tombaugh

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American Planetary Twentieth Century Pluto

8.3 Great

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Chad Trujillo

Chad Trujillo is a modern American astronomer specializing in the study of the Kuiper Belt and distant planetary bodies....

Modern American Planetary Kuiper Belt

8.2 Great

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Hal Levison

Hal Levison is a modern American astronomer specializing in planetary dynamics. His research focuses on the motion of as...

Modern American Planetary Dynamics

8.2 Great

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Jack Lissauer

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Modern American Planetary Formation

8.2 Great

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Alfred McEwen

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American Planetary Mars Current

8.2 Great

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Lori Glaze

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American Planetary Current Venus

7.5 Good

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Richard Binzel

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American Planetary Current Asteroids

7.4 Good

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Alycia J. Weinberger

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American Planetary Current Disks

7.2 Good