FANCY A GREAT NIGHT OUT? Come along to The Night Sky Show this autumn/ winter, where we will take an epic journey around the cosmos. With breathtaking visuals, sound and me larking about on stage, it's certainly something everyone can enjoy. Visit buff.ly/2BHFwp0 and

Last month @nasa launched the Europa Clipper to study the subsurface ocean for its potential to support life! This month on the 21st, we will host our Alien-themed Public Observatory Night Where we will explore the possibility of life beyond Earth and the search for life!

The CfA is leading the development of a new mission concept, the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX), for an anticipated NASA Small Explorer announcement of opportunity in 2025. BHEX will expand the Event Horizon Telescope up into space! It is planned to launch in 2031!

Tonight via Zoom! Earth will see a thermonuclear explosion visible to the naked eye!

#AAS245 AAS Names David Charbonneau as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer Charbonneau was awarded "for foundational work in the field of exoplanets, from the discovery of the first transit to major advancements in our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres." aas.org/press/aas-name…

Set to launch in February of this upcoming year, SPHEREx is a NASA JPL Medium-Class Explorer mission that will provide the first spectral survey of the entire sky in a large swath of colors! This mission will create a 3D map of the entire sky in 102 colors. The most ever done!

Today we celebrate Charlie's retirement. As Superintendent of Facilities for HCO, Charlie has played a pivotal role in managing the 60 Garden Street complex throughout the years. Charlie has had an incredible career, and we wish him all the best in his retirement.

Despite the rainy night, we had a wonderful night during our last Public Observatory Night of the year! This month's theme was on life beyond our planet! We had captivating talks from Jenny Calahan and Xavier Portillo. Followed by a fascinating presentation from Harvard Plate Stacks

IM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT IVE OFFICIALLY BEEN ACCEPTED AS A GRAD STUDENT AFFILIATE ON THE EUROPA CLIPPER MISSION!!! 🥹🛰️❄️

Keep your eyes on the night sky this month! Venus, Mars, and Jupiter will all be visible this month! Venus over the horizon to the southwest, Mars over the horizon to the east, Jupiter high east-northeast, and Saturn to the south!

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center: Found: First Actively Forming Galaxy as Lightweight as Young Milky Way science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/…

On this day in 1959, Joseph Kittinger made the second high-altitude jump of Project Excelsior. Kittinger took off from Holloman AFB in New Mexico in his Excelsior II balloon, and at 74,700 feet, stepped off the open gondola, free falling to earth before opening his parachute.

First day #AAS245! We are honored to be here and excited to see all of the great work and contributions in the field!

UPDATE: The times have been adjusted for the Public Observatory Nights for March and April. February remains the same. Please note the change in time.

We spied a frisky little snacker outside our window. Vanderbilt University #TennesseeWildlife #deer

Join us at the Harvard Science Center for a discussion on the mysteries of the cosmos. Kelsey Johnson will present insights from Into the Unknown: The Quest to Understand the Mysteries of the Cosmos in conversation with Avi Loeb and Peter Galison, moderated by Alyssa Goodman.

Last night, the entirety of North and South America had witnessed the Lunar Eclipse! Those of us in the Eastern timezone had to stay up as late as 3am just to watch this phenomenon! 🌕🌑🌟 Pictures taken were simply from the backyard of a city dweller using a phone camera and a

Join us May 21st at 7:30 PM in Phillips Auditorium for a special Public Observatory Night about Henrietta Swan Leavitt. An astronomer who revolutionized astronomy by discovering the relationship between a star’s brightness and the rate at which it pulses.

Join an astrophysicist, a biologist and live electro-symphonic musicians to explore the nature of growth in our universe through science and sound. From the microscopic multiplications of cells to the coalescence of galaxies - the creativity of our universe fills our lives with