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Solar, Stellar, and Planetary Sciences

The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Solar, Stellar & Planetary Sciences (SSP) division research is directed toward understanding star and planet formation and the physical processes in ...
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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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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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SAO Predoctoral Program

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) Predoctoral Program enables qualified graduate students from external universities to carry out doctoral thesis research under the guidance of SAO ...
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Jorge A. Pérez Hernández

Jorge joined the MPC in June 2025 as an Astronomer. His research interests include non-gravitational accelerations and high-fidelity orbit determination of near-Earth objects, initial orbit ...
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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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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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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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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 ...