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    Apr 30

    Step into the explosion of a massive star with a new interactive simulation created by with . Explore "Journey Through an Exploded Star" at .

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  2. Apr 30

    The has unveiled a new interactive simulation allowing users to explore a three-dimensional (3D) visualization of the remnants of a supernova, or exploded star!

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    Apr 30

    Starting NOW: don’t miss the opportunity to visualize & better understand the electromagnetic spectrum through this newly available 360° tour through the center of an exploded star, narrated by astronomer . 🎇🎇

    Rainbow-colored render of supernova remnant
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    Apr 12

    Psst, zoom in. Can you spot Messier 87 on this glass plate photograph from March 15, 1934? It looks very different from the images we've been seeing in the news lately. (plate MC27128)

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  5. Apr 12

    Tonight, learn about how our scientists made history on the Smithsonian Channel's "Black Hole Hunters."

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    Congrats to the amazing team, Shep Doeleman, Katie Bouman, and everyone from ! Here’s the moment where they saw the image for the first time. It’ll give you goosebumps! Watch the premiere of Black Hole Hunters Friday @ 9PM to see more.
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    Apr 10

    On Friday, 4/12, join us at the Lab or via livestream to hear from and researchers who will discuss the first results from the with professor Joe Paradiso.

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    Apr 11

    Katie Bouman led the creation of an algorithm that helped capture the first ever image of a black hole. We asked her what this breakthrough means for science. For more reaction from other scientists, visit our YouTube channel:

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  8. Apr 11

    Learn more about our CfA researchers and their roles in the project here:

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  9. Apr 11

    Following their announcement yesterday, some of our team is excited to browse the morning papers today.

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    Apr 10

    What does today's black hole image news mean? Our Observatory team puts it into perspective and shares just what a difficult feat it was for and to obtain the new black hole image. Read more about :

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    Apr 10

    This is the first image ever of a black hole. The breakthrough discovery by the is an image of Messier 87’s (M87’s) supermassive black hole in the center of the Virgo galaxy cluster, 55 million light-years away.

    Orange ring of light on a dark background
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    Apr 10

    Did you hear the news? Today, the Event Horizon Telescope team revealed the first ever picture of a black hole. Congratulations to our friends at and the rest of the team on this historic achievement.

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    Apr 10

    Shep Doeleman director and sr. research fellow at : Black holes are objects so massive and so compact that light cannot escape. We think they exist throughout the universe, but we have never seen one.

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  14. Apr 10

    "“This fulfills our dream to take the first picture of a black hole." -- the CfA's Shep Doeleman, Director of the .

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    Mar 23

    On March 6, our Solar Dynamics Observatory witnessed a lunar transit where both the Sun and Moon displayed a little odd behavior. Not only did the Moon seem to double pack partway through, but the Sun seems to "shiver" throughout. Here's why it happened:

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    Mar 8

    Ursula Marvin was a planetary geologist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. She hunted for meteorites in Antarctica and analyzed moon rocks from the Apollo missions

    On a snowy landscape, two people lay on the snow wearing orange jackets. Snowmobiles parked near them. One holds a notebook.
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    Mar 8

    we know more about the cosmos. 🎥:

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  18. Feb 21

    Join us live from our Public Observatory Night, where Munazza Alam discusses how studying the atmospheres of exoplanets factors into the search for life in the Universe.

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    Jan 22

    PRO starts now. Learn all about the Giant Magellan Telescope

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    19 Dec 2018

    Who wore it better? Ralphie's little brother from "A Christmas Story" or Dr. Ursula Marvin, geologist at ? Here, she displays her Antarctic gear during an expedition where she searched for and analyzed meteorites. More on her work --> (📷:96-1022)

    A woman wearing large, puffy snow pants and a large jacket smiles for the camera.
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