Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/harvard-smithsonian-center-astrophysics/RSS feed for Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and SmithsonianenFri, 12 Jun 2026 16:19:35 +0000See a Diamond Planet, an Exploding Star and a Black Hole Up Close in a New Immersive Virtual Reality Experiencehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-a-diamond-planet-an-exploding-star-and-a-black-hole-up-close-in-a-new-immersive-virtual-reality-experience-180988945/Informed by science from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and astronomers worldwide, this “documentary that you can walk through” visualizes the cosmos in a 3-D introduction to the universeFri, 12 Jun 2026 16:19:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-a-diamond-planet-an-exploding-star-and-a-black-hole-up-close-in-a-new-immersive-virtual-reality-experience-180988945/