Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian
Scientists Spot Seven Earth-Sized Planets Orbiting a Nearby Star
This newly discovered solar system presents the best opportunity yet to study potentially habitable worlds, NASA scientists report
How Astrophysicists Found a Black Hole Where No One Else Could
A new method could help scientists peer inside universe's densest star clusters to find undiscovered black holes
The Coldest, Driest, Most Remote Place on Earth Is the Best Place to Build a Radio Telescope
This remote Antarctic field station is an ice-covered arid desert, perfect for peering deep into space
In "The Glass Universe," Dava Sobel Brings the Women 'Computers' of Harvard Observatory to Light
Women are at the center of a new book that delights not in isolated genius, but in collaboration and cooperation
Solving the Mystery of the Milky Way’s Missing Mass
Smithsonian scientists have discovered a huge cloud of super hot gas expanding from the middle of our galaxy
Stephen Hawking on Why Black Holes Are Worthy of Your Consideration
A new Harvard-Smithsonian initiative will delve into the places in the universe where spacetime sags around massive objects
Dead Star Shredding a Rocky Body Offers a Preview of Earth's Fate
The stellar corpse spotted by a NASA telescope backs up a theory that white dwarf stars eat planetary remnants
Life May Have Spread Through the Galaxy Like a Plague
If alien life is distributed in a pattern that mirrors epidemics, it could be strong support for the theory of panspermia
When Will the Next Solar Superflare Hit Earth?
The year 2209 just got a lot scarier
An Easter Typhoon and Galactic Ghosts Are Among These Spacey Visions
Astronauts spy a colossal eye and Hubble sees echoes of quasars past in our picks for the week's best space images
A Rainbow Eclipse and X-Ray Fireworks Are Among These Cosmic Treats
A solar eclipse painted the cloudy U.K. skies and an explosion rocked a stellar corpse in our picks for this week's best space images
These Stellar Wonders Include a Red Aurora and a Billowing Black Hole
A light show over Montana and an eruption snapped by a satellite feature among our picks for the week's best space images
Send Atomic Clocks to Space to Find Gravitational Waves
A new breed of the hyper-accurate clocks could help scientists detect the elusive ripples in space-time faster and cheaper
These Spacey Treats Include a Galactic Smiley Face and an Interstellar Rose
A lucky lens and a pair of mismatched star twins feature among our picks for the week's best space images
Ask Smithsonian: How Does a Satellite Stay Up?
Meet a Harvard-Smithsonian researcher who monitors all the satellites and explains why they rarely fall
New Exhibit Showcases the Power of Light in Our Everyday Lives
The open-source show "LIGHT: Beyond the Bulb" crosses disciplines to show the many ways photonics has improved our lives
New Super-Earths Double the Number of Life-Friendly Worlds
Three studies looking at small, rocky planets are helping astronomers figure out how common worlds like ours are in the galaxy
Inside Black Holes
Three recent black hole events and how they shape our universe
The Big “Gravitational Wave” Finding May Have Actually Just Been Some Dust
A supernova remnant interacting with interstellar dust could have caused the signals interpreted to be gravitational waves
The Science of Monday’s Big “Gravitational Wave” Thing Explained in Two Minutes
Big Bang news left you lost? This Minute Physics video might help
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