Top 20 Astronomer celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Astronomer celebrities [Updated August 11, 2022].
Andrea Ghez was born
on June 16, 1965
in United States.
Andrea Ghez is a Nobel prize-winning in Physics (2020)
She received a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2008.
Net Worth 2020: $10.5 Million
She became the fourth woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing one half of the prize with Reinhard Genzel. She was listed by Discover Magazine as one of the top 20 scientists in the U.S. who had shown a high degree of understanding in their respective fields. Andrea Ghez has made a good amount of money from her profession as an astronomer and professor.
Edwin Hubble was born
on November 20, 1889
in Marshfield, United States.
He is known for showing that the recessional velocity of a galaxy increases with its distance from the earth, implying the universe is expanding.
Carl Sagan was born
on November 9, 1934
in Brooklyn, United States.
Benjamin Banneker was born
on November 9, 1731
in Baltimore, United States.
He was a member of the team that surveyed the original border of the District of Columbia.
Annie Jump Cannon was born
on December 11, 1863
in Dover, United States.
She classified 230,000 stellar bodies, which earned her the nickname of "Census Taker of the Sky."
Clyde Tombaugh was born
on February 4, 1906
in Streator, United States.
He was one of the first scientist to call for the serious scientific research of unidentified flying objects, or "U.F.O.s.
Nancy Grace Roman was born
on May 16, 1925
in United States.
After working for NASA for 21 years, she worked to help the Goddard Space Flight Center until 1997.
Sheila Widnall was born
on July 13, 1938
in United States.
She studied the causes of what could have led to the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
John Brashear was born
on November 24, 1840
in United States.
There are craters on both the moon and on mars that are named in his honor.
James E. Keeler was born
on September 10, 1857
in United States.
He founded the Astrophysical Journal with George Hale.
James Van Allen was born
on September 7, 1914
in United States.
He proposed the launching of a satellite that returned back invaluable data about the composition of the upper atmosphere, and the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts.
Henrietta Leavitt was born
on July 4, 1868
in United States.
Her observation of a class of stars that 'pulse' brighter and darker made possible the calculation of much greater interstellar distances with more accuracy than ever before.
George Mueller was born
on July 16, 1918
in United States.
He worked to ensure the success of the Apollo program that sent a man to the moon for the first time in history.
David Rittenhouse was born
on April 8, 1732
in United States.
He was a member of the American Philosophical Society and he was the first director of the United States Mint, which produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce.
Brian O'Leary was born
on January 27, 1940
in United States.
He was featured on the Fox TV special 'Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon.'
Grote Reber was born
on December 22, 1911
in United States.
He built his own radio telescope in his back yard in Wheaton, Illinois.
Harlow Shapley was born
on November 2, 1885
in United States.
The "Shapley" crater on Earth's moon is named in his honor.
Ormsby M. Mitchel was born
on August 28, 1810
in United States.
He helped set up observatories for Harvard University and the US Navy.
Percival Lowell was born
on March 13, 1855
in Boston, United States.
The naming of Pluto was influenced by his initials and he founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Florence Ray Moulton was born
on April 29, 1872
in United States.
The moon crater 'Moulton' is named in his honor.
