Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Space, Astronomy & Physical Sciences
Where
60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138
Overview
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian is a prominent collaborative institute that brings together the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard College Observatory to conduct astrophysics research. The center develops advanced ground and space-based astronomical instrumentation while investigating fundamental questions in cosmology, stellar dynamics, and planetary systems. By uniting university faculty with federal research scientists, the institution leads pioneering studies on black holes, cosmic inflation, and habitable worlds.