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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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Solar-Stellar Connections

The Sun is a star. While we take that fact for granted today, the discovery that stars are objects like our Sun was a profound one. The kinship between the Sun and stars means we can learn about ...
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Large Scale Structure

Everywhere we point telescopes in the sky, we see galaxies, going back to the earliest moments in history where galaxies could even exist. These galaxies fall into a pattern: the large-scale structure ...
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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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Seamless Astronomy

Seamless Astronomy brings together astronomers, computer scientists, information scientists, librarians and visualization experts involved in developing tools and systems to study and enable the next ...
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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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Solar REU Individual Presentation Pages

This work supported by the NSF-REU solar physics program at SAO, grant number AGS-1560313. This work supported by the NSF-REU solar physics program at SAO, grant numberAGS-1560313, the NSF SHINE ...
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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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Living in the Area

Your Smithsonian Identification Card (I.D.) provides you with free access to many museums both locally and nationally. The list below, and the amount of visitors allowed free entry to the museum, is ...
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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 ...