News Featureshttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/News Featuresen-us A Century of Sky: First Data Release from DASCHhttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/fe201312.htmlMay 15, 2013: The Digital Access to a Sky Century @ Harvard (DASCH) project has made the first of 12 planned data releases. DASCH is digitally scanning the ~500,000 glass plate images covering the full sky and taken between 1885 and 1992. Ramesh Narayan Elected Member of the National Academy of Scienceshttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/pz201311.htmlMay 13, 2013: Ramesh Narayan has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars. David Latham Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts & Scienceshttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/pz201310.htmlMay 07, 2013: David Latham has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. The Academy is one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research. NGC 6240: Colossal Hot Cloud Envelopes Colliding Galaxieshttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/fe201309.htmlApril 30, 2013: Scientists have used Chandra to make a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas enveloping two large, colliding galaxies. Seeing Stars: The big science of building a giant telescopehttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/fe201307.htmlApril 26, 2013: Astronomy is the ultimate observational science. Humans have probably always looked skyward, noting the passage and patterns of the sun, moon, and stars. Alex Dalgarno Receives 2013 Franklin Institute Medal in Physicshttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/pz201308.htmlApril 23, 2013: Alex Dalgarno has been selected to receive the 2013 Franklin Institute Medal in Physics. Since 1824, the Franklin Institute has honored the greatest men and women of science, engineering, and technology. Dark Cloud Encountershttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/fe201306.htmlMarch 27, 2013: Katherine Wyman of the CfA, began her Thursday night discussion, "Dark Cloud Encounters," by recalling a 2003 episode of the revived "Twilight Zone" television series called "Sunrise," during which the sun was blocked by a dark cloud, devastating the Earth's climate. Pluto's Undiscovered Satelliteshttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/fe201305.htmlMarch 15, 2013: In 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will encounter the binary planet Pluto-Charon and its coterie of small satellites. Discovered in June 2005, the satellites Nix and Hydra orbit Pluto-Charon at distances roughly 40 times (Nix) and 55 times (Hydra) larger than the radius of Pluto. GMT Demonstrates Crucial Mirror Phasing Techniquehttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/fe201304.htmlFebruary 27, 2013: Imagine you built the biggest telescope in the world only to discover that its images were out of focus. It's happened before. And historically, whenever a telescope has gotten bigger, the problems have gotten bigger too. Prof. Jim Moran Awarded 2013 Grote Reber Medalhttp://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2013/fe201303.htmlFebruary 12, 2013: The Grote Reber Foundation has announced that Professor Jim Moran will be the recipient of the 2013 Grote Reber Gold Medal.