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The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is a "research institute" of the Smithsonian Institution. It is joined with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) to form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). Because these research activities share Harvard and Smithsonian staff and resources, the links at this website will take you to information posted on the "CfA" pages.
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Weekly Science Updates
July 03, 2009A Cluster of Young StarsOne new star is born somewhere in our Milky Way galaxy per year, on average, according to the current estimates. The stellar nurseries are located in giant clouds of molecular gas and dust found throughout the galaxy, but are often hidden from optical view by the thick dust. Read More...
June 26, 2009Searching for Rare ObjectsAstronomers, like other research scholars, specialize in the investigation of objects whose importance they recognize. How, then, are new kinds of objects discovered, ones that were previously unknown or unrecognized? Read More...
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