Using the Pan-STARRS telescope, researchers discovered a very rare Type Ibn supernova on the outskirts…
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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.
In a newly released study, researchers state that the Kepler spacecraft has found over 2,300…
A group of astronomers used the Chandra and XMM-Newton satellites to study the X-ray variability…
In a new study, researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics suggest that future evidence…
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics believe that six percent of red dwarf stars…
In a newly published study, a team of scientists from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory suggest…
A team of astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have completed a series of…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have identified a new structure in the Milky…
According to a new study presented at the American Astronomical Society, one in six stars…
SAO astronomers provide the first unambiguous evidence that Class I masers may be excited by…
Using the Submillimeter Array and another radio telescope to study the disk around protostar L1527…
Using the HATNet telescopes, CfA astronomers and colleagues discovered three new hot Jupiters and identified…
In a newly published study, a team of scientists report the results of their theoretical…
Using four submillimeter telescopes working simultaneously around the globe, a team of astronomers from the…
Scientists at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan & Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discovered that…
Scientists look at how galaxy collisions can distort the shapes of the galaxies involved, including…
For the first time, international team of astronomers has measured a black hole’s “point of…
Scientists at CfA have taken an important step in determining the distance of the remnant…