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He wrote some books popularizing astronomy, and was first president of the Spanish and American Astronomical Society (Spanish: Sociedad Astrónomica de España y América; S.A.D.E.Y.A.). He discovered the periodic comet 32P/Comas Solà , and co-discovered the non-periodic comet C/1925 F1 (Shajn-Comas Solà); he is also credited by the Minor ...
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.
Espinosa is a Spanish astronomer working in particular in the field of active galaxies, star formation and the high redshift universe as well as in instrumentation. From September 1, 2019, to 2021, he was the Assistant Secretary General of the International Astronomical Union , replacing Ian Robson. [ 1 ]
The American Astronomical Society (AAS, sometimes spoken as "double-A-S" [citation needed]) is an American society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC. The primary objective of the AAS is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science, while the secondary ...
The special observatory near Richland helps test Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity and expands knowledge of the universe.
Guillem Anglada-Escudé (born 1979), is a Spanish astronomer. [1] [2] In 2016, he led a team of astronomers under the Pale Red Dot campaign, [3] which resulted in the confirmation of the existence of Proxima Centauri b, the closest potentially habitable extrasolar planet to Earth, followed by the publication of a peer-reviewed article in Nature.
Medieval Spanish astronomers (3 C, 11 P) A. Spanish astrophysicists (14 P) Pages in category "Spanish astronomers" This category contains only the following page.
José Joaquín de Ferrer y Cafranga (Pasaia, October 26, 1763 – Bilbao, May 18, 1818) was a Spanish Basque astronomer. In 1779, aged 17, he was on board the Gipuzcoana Company's Nuestra Señora de la Asunción off Cape St Vincent when the vessel was captured by the British. After surviving captivity with the help of his family, he undertook ...