Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

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Smithsonian Institution research center astronomical observatory research institute

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is a major research institution dedicated to the study of astronomy and astrophysics, known for its work in observational astronomy, space science, and collaboration with the Harvard College Observatory.

Aliases (3)

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ×1
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Institute for Theory and Computation ×1
Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Smithsonian Institution research center → astronomical observatory → research institute →
affiliatedWith	Harvard University →
collaboratesWith	Harvard College Observatory →
country	United States of America →
employs	astronomers → astrophysicists → data scientists → engineers →
fieldOfWork	astronomy → astrophysics → cosmology → extragalactic astronomy → galactic astronomy → high-energy astrophysics → instrumentation for astronomy → observational astronomy → planetary science → solar physics → space science → stellar astrophysics →
foundedBy	Samuel Pierpont Langley → Smithsonian Institution →
hasDivision	Atomic and Molecular Physics Division → High Energy Astrophysics Division → Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division → Radio and Geoastronomy Division → Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center → Solar, Stellar, and Planetary Sciences Division → Theoretical Astrophysics Division →
inception	1890 →
locatedIn	Cambridge, Massachusetts →
manages	Chandra X-ray Observatory science operations →
mission	to increase knowledge of the universe through research in astronomy and astrophysics →
movedTo	Cambridge, Massachusetts →
movementDate	1955 →
notableWork	Chandra X-ray Observatory data analysis → Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog → gamma-ray astronomy with VERITAS → submillimeter astronomy with the Submillimeter Array →
operatedBy	Smithsonian Institution →
operates	Chandra X-ray Center → Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory → MMT Observatory → Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalogs → Submillimeter Array → Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System →
originalLocation	Washington, D.C. →
partOf	Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics → Smithsonian Institution →
website	https://www.cfa.harvard.edu →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harvard research institutes ("Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics") → Harvard research institutes ("Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Institute for Theory and Computation") →	hasMember
ADS (Astrophysics Data System) → Chandra X-ray Observatory →	operatedBy
Smithsonian Institution →	hasPart
ADS (Astrophysics Data System) →	maintainedBy
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ("Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics") →	partOf