Using Chandra, a team of astronomers has found that the nuclear region emitting hard X-rays…
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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.
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that the correlation between a galaxy’s…
A team of astronomers has put a basic principle of black holes to the test,…
Researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics present new models of star-forming filamentary clouds in…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has made the…
A newly published Harvard study on similar galaxies whose central active black hole nucleus is…
Using the ALMA submillimeter array, a team of astronomers form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics…
A team of astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics detail the discovery of what…
Astronomers are moving to the next phase of studying alien worlds – searching for signs…
A team of astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have combined statistical studies of…
Astronomers have begun a program to model the stellar winds and magnetic field for active…
NASA’s Solar Probe Plus will enter the sun’s corona and measure the full force of…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics identifies exomoons as a likely source of…
Astronomers have identified three kinds of textured dust storms on Mars, and found that these…
Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary outburst in the massive protostellar system NGC6334I-MM1. The outburst, apparently…
A team of astronomers studying the superluminous supernova Gaia6apd has concluded in part from the…
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics suggests that fast radio bursts could…
In a newly published study, scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics detail a sensitive…