LONDON (Reuters) - British astronomer Patrick Moore, who helped map the moon and inspired generations of star gazers with decades of television broadcasts, died on Sunday aged 89. LONDON (Reuters) - ...

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 ...

Well-known figures have taken to Twitter to share their love and respect for Sir Patrick Moore, who died today (December 9) aged 89. The astronomer and broadcaster "passed away peacefully at 12.25pm ...

Patrick Moore, a British astronomer and broadcaster whose long-running BBC television show “The Sky at Night” was credited for popularizing astronomy among generations of Britons, died Dec. 9 in the ...