Frank Drake the American astronomer was born on the 28th May 1930, in Chicago, U.S.A. Drake had his higher education at Cornell University, U.S.A. He is a pioneer in the search for extraterrestrial

Fred Hoyle the famous astrophysicist, cosmologist and science fiction writer was born on the 24th June 1915, in Bingley, Yorkshire, England. He had his tertiary education and postgraduate education in

Edmund Halley was born on the 8th November in 1656 in Haggerston, London. It is reported that, Halley and Isaac Newton had their early education together in a school there, and they were very close friends.

Edwin Powell Hubble was born on the 20th November 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri, U.S.A. After having his education in Missouri he entered the Universities of California and Chicago successively, and studied

Jan Hendrik Oort was born in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands, on the 28th April 1900. His parents were wealthy farmers there. After having his higher education at Groningen University, Germany, Oort proceeded

James Van Allen was born into a Dutch family who migrated to U.S.A. and settled down in Iowa. He was born on the 7th September 1914 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. After his early education in the Wesleyan College

Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., on the 9th November 1934. From his childhood he has been a very intelligent student. After having education in few schools in the city he was born, he

Gerard Kuiper was born in Tutijenhorn, Netherlands, in December 1905. His parents were farmers there. The Kuipers migrated to U.S.A. and settled down in Delaware. Gerard had his early education in schools