There is a process at work in most galaxies that affects both the central black…
Browsing: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is one of the world’s leading astronomical research institutions, combining the resources of Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the CfA conducts cutting-edge research across a broad range of topics—from black holes, exoplanets, and dark matter to the origins of the universe. It operates powerful observatories, develops space missions, and plays a key role in global collaborations like the Event Horizon Telescope. Follow the latest discoveries, technological innovations, and cosmic insights emerging from this hub of astrophysical exploration.
A merger between galaxies can trigger intense radiation from bursts of star formation and from…
Over 3500 extra-solar planets have been confirmed to date. Most of them were discovered using…
A team of astrophysicists and planetary scientists has predicted that Neptune-like planets located near the…
Some galaxies in the universe are as much as a thousand times more luminous than…
The Sun glows with a surface temperature of about 5,500 degrees Celsius (9,900 degrees Fahrenheit).…
The galaxy Arp 220 is ultraluminous (defined as having more than about 300 times the…
The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is a 10-meter-diameter telescope in the Antarctic that has been…
There are currently over 3500 confirmed exoplanets known thanks to the remarkable sensitivity of the…
An axion is a hypothetical elementary particle whose existence was postulated in order to explain…
Astronomers had a mystery on their hands. No matter where they looked, from inside the…
The direct detection of gravitational waves from at least five sources during the past two…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics have measured the sizes of the accreting regions…
Astronomers studying the Toothbrush Cluster with new radio observations combined with other wavelengths have been…
The center of our Galaxy has been intensely studied for many years, but it still…
Sunspots are regions on the Sun’s photosphere that appear darker than surrounding areas because they…
Astronomers have concluded from the study of NGC 1600 and similar galaxies that the relative…
The path of a light beam will be bent by the presence of mass, an…