astronomies

Noun

astronomy (usually uncountable, plural astronomies)

1. (usually) The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
   • The fact is, dark energy is the biggest mystery in science. It has driven a huge amount of research in the past decade, and was a key driver in last year’s “New Worlds, New Horizons” report from the National Academies of Science, which prioritized future astronomy and astrophysics projects.2011 October 9, Meg Urry, “Dark energy, science’s biggest mystery”, in CNN
2. (obsolete, usually) Astrology.
   • Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;
     And yet methinks I have astronomy […]1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 14”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC