In a major milestone in the search for life on other planets, astronomers have detected, for the first time, an atmosphere ...
SPT is a 10-meter telescope designed to measure tiny CMB temperature ripples in submillimeter or microwave light, between infrared and radio on the spectrum of light. Its capabilities also make it an ...
From its establishment in 1966 as the Smithsonian Mount Hopkins Observatory, FLWO has hosted a world-class suite of telescopes designed for a wide variety of purposes. The largest visible-light ...
SDO is part of NASA’s Living With a Star (LWS) program of solar space observatories. It was launched in 2010 and has been operating ever since, providing data on the Sun’s atmosphere, magnetic field, ...
Cambridge, MA (June 30, 2026) — On January 26, 2026, the Submillimeter Array (SMA) on Maunakea crossed an important threshold for time‑domain astronomy. For the first time, scientists from the Center ...
Cambridge, MA (July 2026) — The International Astronomical Union has awarded the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory’s visiting scientist, Raveena Khan, the 2025 IAU Division E (Sun and Heliosphere) ...
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Gamma rays don’t pierce Earth’s atmosphere, but when they strike the air, they produce faint flashes of visible light. The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is a set of ...
This summer, scientists from the Solar and Stellar X-Ray Group (SSXG) and the Solar, Stellar, and Planetary Group (SSP) at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) will host ...
A gift from Keith and Kathleen Cardoza will supply rural schools with telescopes and curricula to help students learn about space. Outer space may be silent, but Kathleen Cardoza has always been able ...