Cambridge, MA - Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This giant black hole is located in the Large Magellan...

For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are orbiting.This result reveals regions around 74 stars spanning...

Cambridge, MA - The missing ingredient for cooking up stars has been spotted for the first time by astronomers. Much like a pressure cooker has a weight on top of its lid to keep the pres...

Cambridge, MA— The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) $2.8 million to advance laser downlink for the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) ...

National Harbor, MD - Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of scientists led by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) detected a Mi...

National Harbor, MD - Astronomers have unveiled an explosive cosmic fireworks display of stars interacting with their environment. This dazzling spectacle – due to powerful winds flowing ...

Cambridge, MA— Looking halfway across the observable universe and expecting to see individual stars is considered a non-starter in astronomy, a bit like raising a pair of binoculars at th...

Cambridge, MA— In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration (EHT) scientists, including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA), release...

Cambridge, MA- A new agreement between the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRA...

With support from the Kavli Foundation, the Vice Presidents of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) name a special invited lecturer to kick off each semiannual AAS meeting with a prese...