Using the VERITAS array, astronomers have detected gamma rays from a blazar known as PKS…
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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.
Using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Radio Telescope, along with other telescopes at…
Using precise radio imaging techniques, astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have determined the…
Using the Event Horizon Telescope, astronomers have measured the magnetic fields just outside the event…
The Quintuple Quasar SDSSJ1029+2623 has been gravitationally imaged by an intervening cluster of galaxies. Astronomers…
In a newly published study, astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics counted up the…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers reveal that red dwarf star TVLM 513-46546 has…
Using data from the NuSTAR X-ray satellite, a team of astronomers has found that the…
Astronomers at Yale and Harvard have measured the “heartbeats” of stars within elliptical galaxy M87…
Using the MEarth-South array, a team of astronomers has discovered a Venus-like planet (GJ 1132b)…
On-site construction for the Giant Magellan Telescope has begun. Leading scientists, senior officials, and supporters…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows that a gap in the dusty…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have determined that the X-ray emission from massive…
Using the repurposed Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered evidence of a tiny, rocky object…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics studying the birth of solar systems have found…
In a new study, scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveal that between about…
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals evidence that the cluster environment…
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have…