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Founding Gift Establishes Smithsonian STARS Program in Delaware in Honor of Rev. Barbara Louise Hebner

A founding gift from longtime Smithsonian supporter Laura Peebles and the Barbara Hebner Charitable Fund at Vanguard Charitable will launch the Smithsonian Scientists Taking Astronomy to Rural Schools ...
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Early Universe

The universe began 13.8 billion years ago, and in its early years, it looked completely different than it does now. For nearly 400,000 years, the entire cosmos was opaque, which means we have no ...
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Science Education Department

The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Science Education Department (SED) is a national leader in the study of science learning, and in the research and development of evidence-based STEM ...
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Theoretical Astrophysics

The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Theoretical Astrophysics (TA) division uses theoretical models and computer simulations to understand a variety of fundamental astrophysical ...
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Atomic and Molecular Physics

The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Atomic & Molecular Physics division focuses on combined laboratory and theoretical studies of atomic and molecular processes; laboratory physics and ...
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New eclipse web app tracks real-time Sun coverage from anywhere in the world

The Center for Astrophysics app, called a Cosmic Data Story, makes it easy to discover the best viewing near you Cambridge, MA (Aug 11, 2026) —The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has ...
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Chandra X-ray Center

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is one of NASA’s premier space telescopes, in operation since 1999. The day-to-day control of the telescope, including telling it what part of the sky to observe, is ...
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HCO Administrative Office

Many functions of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian operate under the oversight of its individual collaborative entities - Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian ...
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Public Events

The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) hosts a variety of free programs for the public. Among these events are Observatory Nights, sponsored by the Harvard College Observatory, ...
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Cosmos for All podcast, Episode 2: BHEX

Join us on the podcast, where we talk about fingerprinting black holes with Janice Houston, Michael Johnson and Daniel Palumbo of the Black Hole Explorer program The Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) program ...
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'Little red dots' may be pulsating monster stars that created early-universe black holes, study finds

Cambridge, MA (August 5, 2026)—Astronomers have speculated about the mysterious “little red dots” seen through the James Webb Space Telescope’s images of the ...
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Spotlight: Summer interns reflect on research and CfA

Q: How did you hear about the CfA and what made you decide to apply? A: I'm in the Du Bois Scholars program. It's a partnership with the Center for Astrophysics along with Harvard University's summer ...