Department of Astronomy

The Harvard University Department of Astronomy (part of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) carries out research in cosmology, astrophysics, solar and stellar physics, and history of astronomy.

Affiliation: Center for Astrophysics
Web site: http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/hco/astro/

Recent articles about Department of Astronomy

Solar evidence points to human causes of climate change (February 16, 2008)
Mystery comet explodes into brightness (October 26, 2007)
AAAS to induct 13 Harvard faculty to 227th class of fellows (Harvard University Gazette, October 4, 2007)
Harvard astronomers share dark prize (Harvard University Gazette, October 2, 2007)
Cosmic cloudshine (Center for Astrophysics, November 3, 2005)
Ferreting out the first stars (Center for Astrophysics, September 22, 2005)
High school AP courses do not predict college success in science (Harvard University Gazette, February 23, 2005)
Scientists find black hole's 'point of no return' (Center for Astrophysics, January 9, 2005)
Taking a CAT scan of the early universe (Center for Astrophysics, November 10, 2004)
Lifeless suns dominated early universe (Center for Astrophysics, January 6, 2004)
"Winking star" started winking only recently (Center for Astrophysics, August 7, 2003)
First Milky Ways found at edge of universe (Center for Astrophysics, January 22, 2003)
Harvard science historian publishes results of unprecedented 30-year census of Copernican masterpiece (Center for Astrophysics, October 27, 2002)
New, far-out planet is discovered (Harvard University Gazette, January 16, 2002)
Looking toward the end (Harvard University Gazette, December 13, 2001)
Gamma rays may be left over from cosmic construction project (Center for Astrophysics, May 10, 2000)

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