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It’s easier to tell the age of a young star because they rotate more quickly and have larger dark spots on their surface — the stellar equivalent of sunspots.

Stars’ age: A well-kept secret

Just like people, they slow down with time

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DateJanuary 6, 2015

John Huchra had a rare combination of joie de vivre and sitzfleich that allowed him to deal with teams of lawyers on tough problems of scientific administration with cheerful energy.

John Peter Huchra

Memorial Minute - Faculty of Arts and Sciences

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DateJune 11, 2014February 8, 2019

Researchers have identified the first “bone” of the Milky Way — a long tendril of dust and gas that appears dark in this infrared image from the Spitzer Space Telescope. Running horizontally along this image, the “bone” is more than 300 light-years long.

First ‘bone’ of the Milky Way identified

CfA researcher says finding shows ‘delicate piece of galactic skeleton’

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DateJanuary 14, 2013

This artist's illustration represents the variety of planets being detected by NASA's Kepler spacecraft. A new analysis has determined the frequencies of planets of all sizes, from Earth’s up to gas giants. Key findings include the fact that one in six stars hosts an Earth-sized planet in an orbit of 85 days or less, and that almost all sunlike stars have a planetary system of some sort.

Search for Earth’s twin shows promise

Harvard researcher finds one in six stars has an Earth-sized planet

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DateJanuary 8, 2013

Astronomers honored for excellence, research

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DateJanuary 20, 2011April 11, 2019