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网页The Center for Astrophysics is a collaboration between the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard College Observatory that’s designed to ask big questions about the universe, build the tools needed to answer them, and share the resulting discoveries with the world. "The coming decade will be an extremely exciting time for ...
Cosmology | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
网页The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), as part of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, manages Chandra’s day-to-day operations, providing spacecraft control, observation planning, and data processing for astronomers. Chandra is one of NASA’s orbiting Great Observatories, along with the Hubble.
About | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
网页About. The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian is a collaboration between Harvard and Smithsonian designed to ask — and ultimately answer — humanity’s greatest unresolved questions about the nature of the universe. Founded in 1973, the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian is an ongoing collaboration between the ...
Solar System - Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
网页While astronomers have discovered thousands of other worlds orbiting distant stars, our best knowledge about planets, moons, and life comes from one place. The Solar System provides the only known example of a habitable planet, the only star we can observe close-up, and the only worlds we can visit with space probes. Solar System research is …
Research - Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
网页Research. Research at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian ranges across many disciplines, from astronomy and astrophysics to improving life on Earth through science education, climate research, and technology development. Scientists and engineers at CfA are involved in international collaborations to create the next generation ...
Academics & Opportunities - Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
网页The Center for Astrophysics (CfA) provides world-class opportunities for academic training and career development in astrophysics. It is home to the Harvard University Department of Astronomy, which features both graduate and undergraduate programs, as well as to the SAO pre-doctoral program, numerous undergraduate summer research programs, and …
Theoretical Astrophysics - Harvard–Smithsonian Center for …
网页Understanding the cosmos involves both observation and theory. Observation provides real-world data about how stars, galaxies, and other objects in space behave. Theory connects that data together into a full understanding, and makes predictions about phenomena we haven’t observed yet. Theoretical astrophysics includes mathematical models for …
Stellar Astronomy - Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
网页Humans have studied the stars for thousands of years. To many cultures, stars were the metaphor for constancy, while everything else moved and changed. Modern stellar astronomy showed that stars do change on many time scales, ranging from days to longer periods of time than human history. Stars are born, they change over their lifetimes, and …
Facilities & Technology - Harvard–Smithsonian Center for …
网页Facilities & Technology. Precise observations of the universe require precise tools. Engineers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian work in concert with our scientists to build the instrumentation necessary for their research, often within a tolerance of a few atoms. Learn more about our technology and explore the facilities ...
Resources | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
网页Resources. In our continued pursuit to reveal the unknown in our Universe, the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian shares a commitment to strengthening scientific inquiry at every level. From fellow scientists to educators, students, and the public, the CfA provides resources that enhance learning and accelerate discovery.
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