Since the 19th century, the Smithsonian Institution has conducted pioneering astrophysical research through the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). As part of the broader Smithsonian, SAO ...

Astronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation ...

The SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY is a part of the Smithsonian Institution which, in conjunction with the Harvard College Observatory, studies basic physical processes that determine the ...

"I really wanted to rethink how we were sharing our science and the broader science of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory with the community," Oliver explained. However, the pandemic put a ...

The observatory returns data to the Chandra X-ray Center at Harvard University's Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Since its launch, ...

Astronomers have finally tracked down missing "ordinary" matter, which they discovered hiding as gas spread out in the vast expanses between galaxies.

Jonathan McDowell is retiring from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, which he joined in 1988, this year. He led the science data systems group there for NASA’s Chandra X-ray ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) ... Large Synoptic Survey Telescope -> Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Jun 29, 2025.