@CenterForAstro

@Harvard & @Smithsonian collaboration to ask — and ultimately answer — humanity’s greatest questions about the nature of the universe.

 Cambridge, MA
cfa.harvard.edu
Joined February 2018
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Our inaugural @CenterForAstro Science Meeting wrapped up yesterday, with more than 100 talks and posters and 240 registered participants! Thank you to all who made it possible! 📸 Aidan Lillienfeld/Christine Buckley
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"What took Hubble years to record will take Roman around 100 hours." The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope launches on Aug. 30, 2026. Learn more about how it will change astronomy in our Q&A with our astronomer Christina Lindberg: s.si.edu/4qK5gJ6 📸 @NASA
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We've launched a new interactive web app for use during the solar eclipse! Learn how long the eclipse will last along different locations in the path of totality. Access the app here! s.si.edu/4g6uufRLearn 📸 NASA/GRC/Jordan Salkin
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✨ Join Dr. Suze Kundu on a trip to explore the London Starstruck experience! Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience is a 3D interactive, virtual reality experience that uses our Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory data to create a breathtaking journey through space.
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Thank you @SpaceAbhi, Senior Advisor to @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman, and NASA Astrophysics leadership for visiting our @chandraxray Control Center today to discuss our growing partnership in exploring the universe! @NASAScience
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A founding gift in memory of Rev. Barbara Hebner will launch the Smithsonian Scientists Taking Astronomy to Rural Schools (STARS) program to serve rural communities across Delaware. Read more: s.si.edu/4xePcRG
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✨ In a major astronomy milestone, scientists have detected the first atmosphere on a habitable-zone rocky world. It's the strongest evidence yet for other planets that could support life. Learn more: s.si.edu/4pqnSxb
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✨ Don't space out. Come follow us on Instagram for your favorite space images and astro breakthroughs. instagram.com/centerforastro
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Meet Heather Williams, SAO's first Chief Operating Officer! cfa.harvard.edu/news/heather…
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NASA Langley Research Center
@NASALangley21 Apr 2023
Want to know what's in the air we breathe? With the @NASA and @CenterForAstro TEMPO mission, we're hoping to get answers! Join us Monday, 4/24, at 12:00 pm ET for a Reddit AMA and learn more about how TEMPO will transform our understanding of air quality. reddit.com/r/askscience/

r/askscience

Ask a science question, get a science answer.

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1/2: Congrats to @ShepDoeleman for being awarded the Georges Lemaître International Prize! The award is named after the father of the Big Bang theory, and was presented to Shep because of his pivotal role in capturing the first image of a supermassive black hole in 2019.
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2/2: Shep was presented with the award on World Big Bang Day by Belgium's Secretary of State for Recovery & Strategic Investments and the rector of the Catholic University of Louvain. Photograph © Brigitte Lacombe for the Breakthrough Prize Learn more: s.si.edu/3KRlDPu
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Harvard Science Book Talks@HarvardSciTalks12 Apr 2023
In one week! @BadAstronomer and @aussiastronomer present UNDER ALIEN SKIES: A SIGHTSEER'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE Details and registration: science.fas.harvard.edu/even…
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@smithsonian10 Apr 2023
Four years ago today from our @CenterForAstro, you got this first look at a black hole.
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@smithsonian10 Apr 2019
This is the first image ever of a black hole. The breakthrough discovery by the @ehtelescope is an image of Messier 87’s (M87’s) supermassive black hole in the center of the Virgo galaxy cluster, 55 million light-years away. #EHTBlackhole #RealBlackHole
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Right now, a washing machine-sized scientific instrument hovers above us. Launched today on the Intelsat 40e satellite, @TEMPO_Mission, a @CenterForAstro and @nasa_langley collaboration, is the first space-based instrument to track air pollutants hourly across North America.
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Lonnie G. Bunch III@SmithsonianSec7 Apr 2023
I remember crowding around my school's TV to witness new achievements in space exploration. I hope this launch offers the same national experience of hope and awe as we drastically advance the conversation on how air pollution affects nature and communities across North America.
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Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian@CenterForAstro7 Apr 2023
LIFTOFF FOR TEMPO! Congratulations to the @TEMPO_Mission team for a successful launch this Friday morning. 🚀 #TEMPO
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@NASA7 Apr 2023
Spacecraft separation confirmed! The Intelsat satellite hosting our @NASAEarth & @CenterForAstro #TEMPO mission is flying free from its @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and on its way to geostationary orbit.
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LIFTOFF FOR TEMPO! Congratulations to the @TEMPO_Mission team for a successful launch this Friday morning. 🚀 #TEMPO
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TEMPO Mission@TEMPO_Mission7 Apr 2023
The night is here and we’re ready!
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The Sun has set here in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Less than 5 hours until @Intelsat 40E blasts off from Launch Complex 40, carrying our @TEMPO_Mission payload with it! Who’s watching with us at midnight? —> NASA.gov/live #TEMPO
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