Physics Astrophysics/Institutions

  • Harvard College Observatory - Research observatory for astronomy and astrophysics. Founded in 1839.
  • Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics - Collaboration between Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
  • Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics - One of the main centers for exploration of astrophysics in Oslo, Norway.
  • Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna - Research projects: observations in the microwave, infrared, optical, X-ray and gamma ray energy bands, and observations of cosmic rays.
  • Joint Center for Astrophysics - Collaboration between the Laboratory for High-Energy Astrophysics and the University of Maryland - Baltimore County.
  • Laboratory for High-Energy Astrophysics - Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center laboratory for high-energy astrophysics study some of the most extreme phenomena in the Universe.
  • Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astrophysik, Garching - Prominent research institution in astrophysics.
  • Mullard Space Science Observatory - Mullard Space Science Laboratory of the University College London. Research and postgraduate teaching in astrophysics, solar physics, plasma physics, climate physics, and detector physics.
  • Oxford Theoretical Astrophysics - Research into mathematical modelling and numerical simulation of stars and stellar atmospheres, the solar system, our Galaxy and other galaxies and the structure of the universe.
  • Pulsar Research at Bologna - Students and research information.
  • Rice University - Department of Space Physics and Astronomy.
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory - Astrophysical research facility located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Theoretical Astrophysics Center in Copenhagen - Research center in Denmark on the structure of space, galaxies, and stars.
  • The UC Santa Barbara Astrophysics Project - The astrophysics web site at the physics department of UCSB.
  • University of Cambridge - Cavendish Laboratory - Astrophysics Group - A wide-ranging program of research, including the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, situated at Lord's Bridge. Group members, research interests, publications, surveys and catalogues, other resources.
  • University of Cambridge - DAMTP - Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics and Non-linear Patterns - Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Research, members, seminars, publications.
  • University of Cambridge - IoA - X-Ray Astronomy Group - Institute of Astronomy. The research of the group focuses on active galaxies, clusters of galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and the X-ray background.

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