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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Receives $3.6M from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to Advance Next-Generation Event Horizon Telescope

Cambridge, MA (September 17, 2026) — The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), part of the Center for Astrophysics, has been awarded $3,597,771 from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) ...
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Fireworks in the Sky: Gemini North Reveals Pearl-Like Knots in the Remnant of a Supernova Witnessed in the Year 1181

Cambridge, MA (October 6, 2026)--No, this is not a fireworks display. This is Pa 30 — the likely remnant of the historic supernova witnessed in the year 1181, now captured here in unprecedented detail ...
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Detector Technology

The best telescopes in the world are only as good as the technology used in detecting light from astronomical phenomena. Modern detector technology does far more than just take pretty pictures: it’s ...
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Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey continues its twenty-year legacy of wide-field optical/infrared imaging and spectroscopy, which has led astronomy into the era of large archives and data science. Harvard ...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Office of Advancement

The Office of Advancement at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory part of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian coordinates fundraising efforts to enable our scientists and ...
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FFL Current & Past Fellows

Dr. Delilah Gates received her Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University in 2021 and B.S.s in Physics and in Mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2015. Before returning to ...
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Getting Settled

Computer accounts require a Staff Database Form. Contact your Division Administrator (or designee) to provide this information. You will also need to sign the SD931 Agreement. As a result, your name ...