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The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian is a collaboration between Harvard and Smithsonian designed to ask — and ultimately answer — humanity’s greatest unresolved questions about the nature of the universe.

Observatory Nights are held at the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) twice a semester on the third Thursday of every month during the academic year. These publicly accessible astronomy talks are live streamed on our YouTube Channel and cover a variety of timely topics, from the solar system and exoplanets to the distant reaches of the universe.

To see a list of upcoming programs, select CfA Upcoming Events from the links below. To see news conferences, scientist interviews, and animations click on the link to the CfA Press Channel.

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Liftoff! TEMPO Instrument Soars into Space

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Coloring the Universe

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TEMPO: A Revolutionary Instrument for Measuring Air Pollution

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The Local Bubble's Magnetic Field in 3D (Full length video)

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The Local Bubble's Magnetic Field in 3D (shortened version)

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The Local Bubble's Magnetic Field (with interactive figures)

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The Center for Astrophysics: Answering Humanity's Greatest Questions

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WASP-96 b Sonification

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Southern Ring Nebula Sonification

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Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula Sonification

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Building a 3D Model of Orion

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The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (2013)

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Diploma Awarding Ceremony - May 26, 2022

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The Next-Generation Event Horizon Telescope (ngEHT)

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The Future of Black Hole Imaging: the next-generation Event Horizon Telescope (ngEHT)

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M87* and Sgr A*: Comparing Black Holes

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Unveiling Our Galaxy's Black Hole

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A Bubbly Origin for Stars Around the Sun

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The Lynx X-Ray Observatory

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Discovered: First Potential Planet Outside of Our Galaxy

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The Perseus-Taurus Supershell in Augmented Reality

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Gigantic Cavity in Space Sheds New Light on How Stars Form

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The Perseus-Taurus Supershell

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How Betelgeuse Changed in Brightness in 2019 –2020

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Animation of Betelgeuse and Its Dusty Veil

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The Wild West of Star Formation

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Mapping the Universe with Dr. Daniel Eisenstein

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The Chandra Operations Control Center

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Launching Chandra: Narrated by Commanding Astronaut Eileen Collins

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Black Hole: Featuring Author Marcia Bartusiak

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The Giant Magellan Telescope: Few Questions Remain

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First Girl to the Moon!

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The Giant Magellan Telescope: The Ultimate Entrepreneurial Adventure

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The Giant Magellan Telescope: An Achievement for Humanity

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Big Data to Big Art

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Big Bang Astronomy from the Ends of the Earth

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Astronomy in the Year 2020

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The Giant Magellan Telescope: Untold Opportunities

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The Giant Magellan Telescope: A Strategic Priority

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ASTRONAUTS: Women on the Final Frontier

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What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

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Copy of "Rediscovering Pluto" with J. Kelly Beatty

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January 2017 Observatory Night Intro

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America's Coast-to-Coast Total Solar Eclipse

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PlutoPalooza! with John Sheff

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Journey to the Edge of the Universe with CfA Director Dr. Charles Alcock

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The Case of the Mysterious X-rays From Space

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"Building the Future Spacesuit" -Dava Newman (MIT)

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"A More Perfect Heaven - How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos" with Dava Sobel - Mar. 20, 2014

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"Jupiter & Mars Return" with Ruth Murray-Clay - Apr. 17, 2014

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"Strange Planetary Vistas from Kepler" with Josh Carter - Nov. 15, 2012

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"Hunting Alien Moons" with David Kipping - Sept. 20, 2012

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"The Past and Future of Our Universe" with Avi Loeb - Feb. 20, 2014

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"Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe" with Robert Kirshner - Feb. 20, 2014

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"Discovering the Cosmic Microwave Background" with Robert Wilson - Feb. 20, 2014

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"Inflation: A New Universe is Born" with Alan Guth - Feb. 20, 2014

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"What a Plant Knows" with Daniel Chamovitz

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"Cosmic Orphans" with Trent Dupuy - Jan. 16, 2014

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"Alien Worlds" with David A Aguilar - Dec. 19, 2013

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"How to Choose Your First Telescope" with J. Kelly Beatty

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