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Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
@CenterForAstro
@Harvard & @Smithsonian collaboration to ask — and ultimately answer — humanity’s greatest questions about the nature of the universe.
- Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*, was imaged through a global effort. Scientists at the @CenterForAstro were key players in capturing our galaxy’s black hole! #OurBlackHole
00:00 - How is Sgr A* different from M87*, the black hole we first saw in 2019? They differ in size – and this impacted how each black hole was imaged. Learn how the @ehtelescope captures images of these objects that are constantly on the move. #OurBlackHole
00:00 - A black hole is burping up the remains of a star that it shredded and consumed nearly 3 years ago. “This caught us completely by surprise — no one has ever seen anything like this before," says astronomer Yvette Cendes. Learn more about the phenomenon: s.si.edu/3MqRuHj
- Please join us in welcoming our new Director Lisa Kewley to campus! "It is an honor to become director of the CfA. I plan to bring people together to answer some of astronomy's biggest questions, and at the same time, ensure a positive & supportive environment for all members."
- Congratulations to postdoc Yvette Cendes who is now an astronomy consultant for the Guinness Book of World Records! Yvette will help with the 2023 edition of the book, reviewing and suggesting astronomy records for everything outside of our solar system.
- The first day of winter—and the shortest day of the year—for the northern hemisphere, today marks the December solstice. This year’s solstice is accompanied by a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event: the great conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter.
- LIFTOFF FOR TEMPO! Congratulations to the @TEMPO_Mission team for a successful launch this Friday morning. 🚀 #TEMPO
- Join the @CenterForAstro and the @NSF for a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 12! Scientists will be sharing exciting new results from the @ehtelescope collaboration regarding our very own Milky Way Galaxy. Learn more: s.si.edu/38ynY2v
- 23 years ago, a crew of astronauts including Eileen Collins & @Astro_Cady, deployed the @chandraxray Observatory. Watch Commander Collins recap the incredible launch and deployment. 🛰️ "As we watched Chandra float away, it was almost like a sailboat on a calm sea," she recalls.
00:00 - Congrats to Yvette Cendes for being named one of 25 rising stars in astronomy by @AstronomyMag!🤩 Yvette is currently a research associate at the @CenterForAstro who studies tidal disruption events -- when a star wanders too close to a black hole and is torn to shreds.
- We have unveiled our galaxy’s black hole! Here is the first-ever image of the black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius A*, thanks to the incredible work of the @ehtelescope team. #OurBlackHole s.si.edu/3Lc1d1M
- We are thrilled to welcome Lisa Kewley as the incoming Director of the CfA! s.si.edu/3tRyAjO
For decades, the @CenterForAstro has given the world profound insights into the cosmos. Dr. Lisa J. Kewley is a world leader in the theoretical modeling and observation of star-forming and active galaxies. We look forward to her leadership. si.edu/newsdesk/relea… - On the centennial of her death, we honor the life & legacy of Henrietta Swan Leavitt. A Harvard Computer, Leavitt excelled at examining photographic plates of stars. Her work helped lead to a valuable tool to measure distance to a particular class of star. s.si.edu/317hK6a
