Astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore has died at his home at the age of 89. He passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon in Selsey, West Sussex, his friends and staff said in a statement.

In England, there is a long, long tradition of public outreach in astronomy. The leader of this is beyond a doubt Sir Patrick Moore, a man who is the UK version of Carl Sagan. His show, “The Sky at ...

Rev. ed. of: The astronomy encyclopaedia. 1987. Summary "The Astronomy Encyclopedia is an interstellar tour led by the acclaimed Sir Patrick Moore, England's ambassador to the night sky. In more than ...

Sir Patrick, who had been the patron of the island society since 1994, made several visits to the island. The British astronomer and broadcaster died at his West Sussex home on Sunday, aged 89.

Astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore died today at the age of 89. Moore, who has hosted the BBC's The Sky At Night since it began in 1957, "passed away peacefully at 12.25pm this afternoon", ...

Rev. ed. of: The data book of astronomy : Bristol, UK ; Philadelphia, PA : Institute of Physics Pub., c2000. Machine generated contents note: 1. The Solar System; 2 ...

When you think of the great popularizers of astronomy in the past, two names stand out in particular — Carl Sagan and Sir Patrick Moore. Patrick (1923–2012) holds the world’s record for popularizing ...