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Scientists Find More Active Black Holes in Dwarf and Milky Way-sized Galaxies By Cutting Through Glare of Star Formation

A new census of more than 8,000 galaxies finds active black holes rising in frequency with galaxy mass, jumping sharply in galaxies similar in mass to the Milky Way Cambridge, MA (January 8, 2025) ...
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Eight CfA Scientists Honored As Prizewinners and Fellows by the American Astronomical Society

Phoenix, AZ (January 8, 2026) —Eight scientists from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) have been named prizewinners and fellows of the American Astronomical Society for 2026.
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Scientists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) have found that the unique features of supermassive stars align with the similarly unique features of little red dots, a class ...
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Scientists Use JWST to Examine Ancient Monster Stars That May Reveal the Birth of Black Holes

A new study shows that mysterious “Little Red Dots” seen by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are likely supermassive stars, shedding light on the earliest days of our universe The findings offer a ...