Astronomers
- Sagan, Carl Carl Sagan: A Visionary Who Brought the Cosmos to Earth Carl Sagan, a name synonymous with the awe…
- Scheiner, Christoph Christoph Scheiner: Sunspots, Controversy, and Galileo's Downfall Christoph Scheiner (1575-1650) w…
- Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli: The Man Who Saw Canals on Mars Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, born in 1835 and know…
- Schlesinger, Frank Frank Schlesinger: A Pioneer in Stellar Parallax Frank Schlesinger (1871-1943) was a prominent Ame…
- Schmidt, Julius (actually Johann Friedrich Julius) Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt: A Pioneer of Lunar Mapping and Stellar Discovery Johann Friedrich…
- Schonfeld, Eduard Eduard Schönfeld: Charting the Southern Skies Eduard Schönfeld (1828-1891) was a German astronomer…
- Schroter, Johann Hieronymus Johann Hieronymus Schröter: A Lost Legacy of Lunar and Planetary Observation Johann Hieronymus Sch…
- Schwabe, Heinrich Heinrich Schwabe: The Apothecary Who Uncovered the Sun's Secret Rhythm Heinrich Schwabe, a German …
- Schwarzschild, Karl Karl Schwarzschild: A Pioneer in Theoretical Astrophysics Karl Schwarzschild (1873-1916) was a Ger…
- Schwarzschild, Martin Martin Schwarzschild: A Stellar Architect Martin Schwarzschild (1912-1997) was a German-born astro…
- Secchi, Angelo Angelo Secchi: A Jesuit Pioneer of Stellar Spectroscopy Angelo Secchi (1818-1878) stands tall amon…
- Seyfert, Carl Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe: Carl Seyfert and His Eponymous Galaxies Carl Keenan Seyfert…
- Shajn, Grigorij Abramovich Grigorij Abramovich Shajn: A Pioneer of Stellar Spectroscopy and Galactic Nebulae Grigorij Abramov…
- Shapley, Harlow Harlow Shapley: Charting the Cosmos Harlow Shapley (1885-1972) was a titan of American astronomy, …
- Shklovskii, Iosif Iosif Shklovskii: A Pioneer in Radio Astronomy and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Iosif Samu…
- Shoemaker, Eugene Eugene Shoemaker: The Man Who Brought the Stars Down to Earth Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928-1997) w…
- Smyth, Piazzi (actually Charles Piazzi) The Smyth Family: From Stars to Pyramids The name Smyth holds a unique place in the history of ast…
- Smyth, William Henry William Henry Smyth: The Naval Admiral Who Charted the Stars While many associate the name "Smyth"…
- South, James James South: A Stellar Journey from Southwark to the Stars James South (1785-1867), an English ama…
- Spitzer, Lyman Lyman Spitzer: A Pioneer in Stellar Evolution and Space Exploration Lyman Spitzer Jr. (1914-1997) …
