Harvard astronomers find explanation for Milky Way’s warp

The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian’s results bolster hypothesis of how galaxy evolved.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Sept. 27, 2023 • ~4 min

MIT physicist on mystery of dark matter in Harvard talk

MIT’s Peter Fisher details his new book, “What Is Dark Matter?,” at Harvard science event.

Clea Simon • harvard
Oct. 26, 2022 • ~6 min

Astronomers find supermassive black hole on the move

Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have detected a moving supermassive black hole.

Nadia Whitehead • harvard
March 12, 2021 • ~4 min

3 takes on dealing with uncertainty

In these volatile times, three Harvard professors share insights from their fields on how to handle uncertainty.

Manisha Aggarwal-Schifellite and Juan Siliezar • harvard
July 10, 2020 • ~7 min

In a photo of a black hole, a possible key to mysteries

So little is known about black holes and the image hints at a path to a higher-resolution image and more and better data.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
April 17, 2020 • ~8 min

Astronomy Lab at Harvard makes accessibility a priority

Accessibility devices at the lab use sound to allow the visually impaired to envision the stars

Jed Gottlieb • harvard
Aug. 16, 2019 • ~4 min

Making Mars habitable

Researchers from Harvard University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, and the University of Edinburgh suggest that regions of the Martian surface could be made habitable with a material — silica aerogel — that would mimic Earth’s atmospheric greenhouse effect.

Leah Burrows • harvard
July 19, 2019 • ~6 min

Harvard scientists lead team revealing black hole

A years-long effort by dozens of researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals the first-ever image of a supermassive black hole.

Peter Reuell • harvard
April 10, 2019 • ~8 min

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