Research

Research at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian ranges across many disciplines, from astronomy and astrophysics to improving life on Earth through science education, climate research, and technology development. Scientists and engineers at CfA are involved in international collaborations to create the next generation of observatories and advance humanity's knowledge of the Universe we inhabit.

Exoplanets and the Giant Magellan Telescope

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The Giant Magellan Telescope, or GMT, is a massive ground-based observatory with a resolving power 10 times greater than the Hubble Space Telescope. The Center for Astrophysics is developing the tools and frameworks needed for the GMT to see exoplanets – planets orbiting distant stars – with greater clarity than ever before.

Research Topics

Scientists and engineers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian collaborate across a broad variety of scientific disciplines, from astronomy and astrophysics to related areas of physics and geophysics, in advancing humanity’s understanding of the universe. Learn more about the full spectrum of research covered at the CfA.

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Galaxy Clusters

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Gravitational Lensing

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Planet Formation

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Large Scale Structure

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Detector Technology

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Science Fields

Research at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian covers a broad range of fields, from theory to laboratory astrophysics and observation. Learn more about the specific fields of science that our researchers and engineers focus on in their pursuit of asking, testing, and answering the greatest unresolved questions about our Universe.

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The Energetic Universe

Theoretical Astrophysics

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Einstein's Theory of Gravitation

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