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Messier

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[mes-ee-ey, me-syey] / ˈmɛs iˌeɪ, mɛˈsjeɪ /

noun

  1. Charles 1730–1817, French astronomer.


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Since NOvA began in 2014, Messier and his colleagues have also mentored many IU graduate and undergraduate students working on the experiment.

From Science Daily Mar. 3, 2026

For nearly two centuries, it was unclear that the bright spot in the constellation Virgo, which Charles Messier had described in 1781 as "87: Nebula without stars," was in fact a very large galaxy.

From Science Daily Oct. 8, 2025

“He’s got more run support this year from the team,” said Hall of Fame center Mark Messier.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2025

Messier was interested in comets, so his list was a set of fuzzy objects that might be mistaken for comets.

From Salon Feb. 14, 2025

“Hmmm, probably in the Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31. It has two trillion planets! Even so, you shouldn’t interrupt a cuento, Zeta-4,” he says.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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