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The future of the search for alien life is with Harvard’s Avi Loeb. He has plenty of critics
He is a theoretical astrophysicist. He teaches astronomy at Harvard University and chaired the department for nine years. He is also the director of the Institute for Theory and Computation ...
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NEW BUILDING GIVEN TO ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT
Donations from Harvard University, the Rockefeller Foundation, and many friends, have enabled the construction of a new main building for the Harvard Observatory and the creation of the Pickering ...
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Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches
The researchers urge the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which approves satellite deployments in the U.S., to halt megaconstellation launches and conduct a thorough assessment of their ...
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Mallinckrodt Janitor Creates Works Of Art, Telescopes, Violins, Boat
His telescopes are considered by a member of the Harvard Astronomy Department to be as fine as any amateur instruments he's seen. As Dunn's goal in life is to set a good example for his people ...
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Henrietta Leavitt
She hadn't forgotten about astronomy, though. She volunteered at the Harvard College Observatory in 1895. Seven years later she was appointed to the permanent staff (at a salary of 30 cents an ...