The mission of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is to advance our knowledge and understanding of the universe through research and education in astronomy and astrophysics.

The CfA is a collaboration of HCO and SAO. Some CfA staff are also in the Harvard Department of Astronomy.

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January 06, 2009 Cassiopeia A Comes Alive Across Time and Space Two new efforts have taken a famous supernova remnant from the static to the dynamic. A new movie of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows changes in time never seen before in this type of object.  Read More...
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January 16, 2009 Gravity's Role in Making Stars When a clump of interstellar gas and dust is small and dense enough, gravity plays a decisive role in turning that material into a new star.   Read More...
 
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