Harvard University is a prominent research university involved in diverse space-related activities through various departments and initiatives. Its efforts are primarily focused on research in astrophysics, cosmology, and space life sciences, conducted at facilities like the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA). Harvard also supports projects searching for extraterrestrial technological signatures, such as the Galileo Project. Key partners include the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and NASA, with research contributing to advancements in areas like exoplanet discovery, black hole imaging, and understanding the effects of spaceflight on the human body.
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At Harvard University, Georgia Reynolds focused on space policy and international and global affairs.
Georgia Reynolds holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Gregg Burgess is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s General Manager’s Program.
Kevin Napier is a researcher at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Matthew Holman is a senior astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian and a former director of the Minor Planet Center.
Carissa Christensen is a Harvard Kennedy School graduate specializing in science and technology policy.
Avi Loeb is a professor of astrophysics at Harvard University.
Jonathan McDowell from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics prefers a smaller number of larger satellites to reduce the risk of space collisions.
Avi Loeb, a Harvard Professor, has accused his peers of lacking open-mindedness regarding the possibilities of Comet 3I/ATLAS.
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb estimates a 30-40% chance that 3I/ATLAS is an artifact from an extraterrestrial civilization.
Harvard University astronomer Avi Loeb stated that the object is much smaller than the 31,000-mile streak might suggest.
Katherine Spies earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in design engineering from Harvard University.
Starlink has 8,460 functioning satellites, according to astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Katherine Spies, 43, is a former Marine Corps AH-1 helicopter pilot with a degree in chemical engineering from USC and a master’s in design engineering from Harvard.
Brendan Rosseau is a former teaching fellow and research associate at Harvard Business School.
Matthew Weinzierl is a professor at Harvard Business School.
Admiral John C. Aquilino is a graduate of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), the Joint Forces Staff College, and Harvard Kennedy School's executive education program in national and international security.
Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics flagged the new object and identified its orbit as 602 by 608 km at 50.0 degrees inclination.
Harvard University developed an algorithm to derive methane concentrations from geostationary satellite imagers’ shortwave infrared observations.
As of 2023-11-18, astronomer Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics counts more than two million Starlink subscribers in more than 60 countries.