Cambridge, Mass. — A newly discovered nearby supernova whose star ejected up to a full solar mass of material in the year prior to its explosion is challenging the standard theory of stel...

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Michael Johnson, a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA), has been awarded the 2024 New Horizons in Physics...

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, part of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA), has selected a contractor to design, develop and build antennas for the N...

Cambridge, Mass. – An extreme star system is giving new meaning to the phrase "surf's up." The star system intrigued researchers because it is the most dramatic "heartbeat star" on recor...

Cambridge, MA -- On July 1, 1973, the Harvard College Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory signed an agreement to become the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smith...

Heather Williams will become the first Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), beginning July 12, 2023.

Cambridge, Mass. – Astronomers have revealed that the smallest and most common kinds of stars in the universe, called red dwarfs, very rarely host big, Jupiter-like planets. This absence ...

Cambridge, MA--Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, a world beyond the solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes and could potentially support life. Called LP 791-...

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