A newly published study details evidence for the interaction between a normal Type Ia supernova…
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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.
Newly published research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows that any Earth-like planet would…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have analyzed the distribution of over eighty thousand…
New research confirms that the Milky Way’s Central Molecular Zone is not centered on the…
Newly published research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics suggests that the burst detected by…
A new study details how a team of X-ray astronomers used lensed radio galaxies to…
The Dark Energy Survey has already discovered more than 1,000 supernovae and mapped millions of…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that rocky worlds share similar structures,…
A newly published study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics finds that the star formation…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics suggests that oscillating heavy particles generated “clocks”…
Using a new systematic radial velocity search for brown dwarf and stellar-mass companions to stars,…
A new infrared study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics examined the cores of star-forming…
Scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have used a new generation of supercomputers to…
Astronomers believe globular star clusters might be excellent places to search for interstellar civilizations. Their…
New research uses the G1 and G2 gas clouds to probe the accretion flow feeding…
New observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveal that the X-ray emissions from Pictoris A…
Using infrared surveys from the Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have identified ten new filamentary dark…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows that the gas cavity in transition…