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A small planet in dark colors alongside a large star showing movement on its surface.

CfA Scientists Collaborate on New Study to Search the Universe for Signs of Technological Civilizations

June 18, 2020August 14, 2020

Astrophysicist Avi Loeb, member of the President’s Council of Advisor’s on Science and Technology (PCAST) contacted me for help in spreading the word about the world’s first-ever grant for non-radio technosignatures. The news was picked up by USA Today, and twice by Forbes.

Artist's conception of a black hole growing by accretion

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Scientists shed light on growth of black holes

June 1, 2020August 8, 2020

Scientists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and the Black Hole Initiative (BHI), have shed light on how black holes grow over time by developing a new model to predict if growth by accretion or by mergers is dominant, according to the results of a study presented today at the virtual 236th meeting of the American Astronomical Society and published simultaneously in The Astrophysical Journal.