2015

With the goal of inspiring young kids to enter science, the Science Education Center of the Smithsonian Institution produced the following video about Avi Loeb's unconventional career path from a farm in Israel to Harvard, https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/...

"As astronomical techniques become more advanced, a team of astrophysicists think they will be able to not only detect the signatures of alien life in exoplanetary atmospheres, but also track its relentless spread throughout the galaxy. The research...

August 24, 2015, a group of Harvard Astronomy students returned from the first annual undergraduate field trip to Hawaii. They spent six days on the Big Island, which included a visit to Volcanoes National Park and Punalu'u Beach (black sand beach), and...

Two members of the Harvard Astronomy faculty (Dimitar Sasselov and Avi Loeb) are signed on the document mentioned below. "On July 20, a consortium of scientists funded by billionaire investor Yuri Milner announced a $100 million project to scan the...

Prof. Soderberg participated in the 2015 BBC Stargazing Live television show at Jodrell Bank radio telescope ( http://www.jodrellbank.net/) during the total solar eclipse in the UK on March 20. Together with Professor Brian Cox and Dara O'Brianin, she...

We are very sad to report that our colleague Alex Dalgarno passed away on April 9. Alex was an extraordinary scientist and teacher, who led for decades the application of atomic and molecular physics to astrophysics. He conceived of ITAMP, the Institute...

Physics World: An Italian bid to host the headquarters of the world’s largest radio telescope has been judged superior to a British proposal – yet it has failed to get the green light. Edwin Cartlidge reports: Physics World: UK and Italy vie over...

How do we select a cohort of promising scientists before they have made their discoveries? Read an article by Avi Loeb on fostering and nurturing talent. Physics World: Fostering Talent ( pdf)

"A song about the greatest astrophysics professor who ever lived: Edo Berger. After a trip to the Whipple Observatory in Mt. Hopkins AZ, the students in Astro 100 wanted to make a video about their experience there and, of course, about Edo." https:/...

Alyssa A. Goodman, Harvard professor of astronomy and research associate of the Smithsonian Institution, has been selected the 2015 Scientist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation. The award will be presented March 27. Read More: Harvard Gazette