Smithsonian National Zoo In 1890, our grand ambitions ... The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) would eventually move to Massachusetts, joining the Harvard College Observatory to form ...

“A ‘videodisc’ system that presents recorded pictures and sound on a television ... director of the Harvard College Observatory, this proves the theory that they are ‘island universes ...

Since 1973, SAO has been a partner with Harvard University in the ... Thanks to the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, for example, we can hold in our hands images the size, shape and color of ordinary ...

Young Professor of Astronomy on ... mother a schoolteacher. At Harvard, where he earned an A.B. in physics and chemistry, he also studied art, history and literature. He and his wife, Alicia, an ...

In 1892, Cannon travelled throughout Europe taking photos with ... teacher at Wellesley College. The following year, while still teaching, Cannon enrolled as a “special student” of astronomy at ...

One space on campus — resting between the dignified bricks of the “classic” Harvard buildings — is the Carpenter Center.

The image was published as part of the 35th anniversary celebrations of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which was ...

By Elisabeth Bumiller Reporting from Washington Harvard University is 140 years ... South Asian and African Studies Department. Image Columbia University faculty at a rally on Monday against ...

Harvard University professors are grappling with difficult – sometimes life or death - decisions, after being ordered to stop their research this week when the Trump administration froze more ...

Donald Trump has threatened Harvard with the possibility of it losing its tax exempt status amid a row with the university. It comes after the US government froze more than $2.2bn (£1.67bn ...

Harvard University’s lawyers responded on Monday to the Trump administration’s letter demanding a series of policy changes, saying the demands were unlawful and that Harvard would not comply.

A person runs past Elliot House at Harvard University, March 17, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. Scott Eisen/Getty Images The confrontation follows similar actions against other prestigious universities.