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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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April 29, 2009Rogue Black Holes May Roam the Milky WayIt sounds like the plot of a sci-fi movie: rogue black holes roaming our galaxy, threatening to swallow anything that gets too close. Read More...
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May 08, 2009The Atmospheres of Super-EarthsA "terrestrial" planet is a planet that is earth-like in the sense that it is roughly ten thousand kilometers in diameter and has a density of rock: about five grams per cubic centimeter (about five times that of water). Read More...
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