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Each week, CfA scientists publish new research across the span of astronomy, astrophysics, astrochemistry, geosciences and engineering. Explore our most cutting-edge work with the descriptions below.

The PEG is intended to monitor the post-doctoral program as a whole, contribute to the common goal of maintaining a productive scientific climate, and work with postdocs and supervisors to ensure that ...

Knowing under what conditions life emerged on Earth will give us valuable insight into how and where it may have developed elsewhere in the universe. We are constantly learning how our young planet ...

The following information has been prepared to explain the tax reporting and withholding obligations for visitors, scholars, researchers and fellows at SAO. Payment of U.S. Federal and applicable ...

The Director of the Predoctoral Program is an independent resource for SAO Predoctoral Fellows and Visiting Students as needed during their tenures at CfA. In particular, Dr. Babb is available on ...

Understanding climate change requires an understanding of Earth as a planet. The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is a joint NASA-NOAA space observatory with two tasks: real-time tracking of ...

For the first 380,000 years or so after the Big Bang, the entire universe was a hot soup of particles and photons, too dense for light to travel very far. However, as the cosmos expanded, it cooled ...

A wide range of astronomical phenomena produce infrared light, from the interstellar dust clouds where new stars are born, to the matter swirling around supermassive black holes. However, many ...

Each appointee will receive a copy of an award agreement from the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Fellowships, outlining the terms of the appointment and the stipend to be offered. A copy should ...