 |
 |
The mission of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is to advance our knowledge and understanding of the universe through research and education in astronomy and astrophysics.
 |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CfA Research | In the News | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|
August 22, 2008
Spitzer Reveals Stellar "Family Tree"
A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells a tale of life and death, and reveals a rich family history. The striking infrared picture shows a colorful cosmic cloud, called W5, studded with multiple generations of blazing stars.
Read More...
July 31, 2008
The First Stars
The universe began with the Big Bang about 13.7 billion years ago. Very soon after that event, the first stars formed. Today, those stars are dead and gone leaving little evidence of their size and composition behind.
Read More...
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|