Chandra X-ray data failed to confirm sterile neutrinos as dark matter but helped limit their…
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.
New simulations show stellar radiation reshapes galactic gas and dust more than it alters star…
New Theory Explains Possible Origin of the Armageddon-Causing Object It forever changed history when it…
Young Star System Challenges Planet Formation Theories An international team of scientists has discovered planet…
A new database of nearly 15,000 Martian dust storms reveals key atmospheric patterns critical for…
A new study of Sagittarius A East near the Milky Way’s center reveals it may…
Chandra X-ray data from 15 early quasars show no major evolutionary trends over 150 million…
The high schoolers turned scientists published their findings this week, thanks to a research mentorship…
A long-term spectroscopic study of the Pleiades disproved many earlier claims about binary stars, confirming…
This marks the second time astronomers have ever observed a cloud-free exoplanet. Astronomers at the…
Astronomers recently found the fastest spinning and possibly the youngest magnetar yet. J1818.0-1607 is located…
Astronomers have recently found the fastest spinning and possibly the youngest magnetar known. This object,…
The Giant Magellan Telescope will offer unmatched clarity and power to explore exoplanets, dark matter,…
Planets are formed from the disk of gas and dust around a star, but the…
A new machine learning algorithm trained only with real data has classified over 2,300 supernovae…
Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun, and its planet, Proxima Cen b…
Seyfert galaxies are distinguished by their bright nuclei and radiation from highly ionized atoms. Seyferts…
A meteor is a rocky or metallic body that enters the Earth’s atmosphere (or the…