2018

Harvard Junior, Mahlet Shiferaw, was awarded the USRA Scholarship in a ceremony in the CfA Library late November. National Press Release: https://newsroom.usra.edu/recognizing-outstanding-future-space-scientis…

Christopher Stubbs, the Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and of Astronomy and an accomplished experimental physicist whose work explores the intersection of cosmology, particle physics, and gravitation, has been appointed dean of science by Edgerley...

More than 30,000 celestial images that were all but lost to science are about to find their way back into researchers’ hands thanks to the efforts of thousands of citizen scientists. The photographs, radio maps, and other telescopic images were scanned...

Historical Results for Team USA in the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics Over three hundred students from thirty-eight countries competed in the 12th International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics in Beijing, China from November...

Life in the Cosmos "We do not yet know how life first formed on earth, but no scientist argues that it can never be explained in material terms. How prevalent is life throughout the universe? We now know that there are likely even more planets than there...

"The rate of growth of new technologies is often proportional to past knowledge, leading to an exponential advance over time. This explosive process implies that very quickly after a civilization reaches technological maturity, it will develop the means...

"Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) --- powered by supermassive black holes at the centers of most young galaxies --- may have put the quash on life’s evolution, says one new study." Read More: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ brucedorminey/2018/09/28/ active...

"Hundreds of astronomy enthusiasts filled every available seat to listen to Astronomy Department Chair Abraham “Avi” Loeb describe recent innovations in the search for life beyond our solar system." Read More: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/9/24...

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This number is unprecedented and speaks highly of the skills and commitment of our Teaching Fellows. Congratulations! Astronomy ASTRON 100 Gomez, Sebastian ASTRON 130 Speagle, Joshua ASTRON 16 Alam, Munazza ASTRON 16 Christian, Pierre ASTRON 16 Portillo...