# Resources

**Source**: https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/resources
**Parent**: https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/undergraduate-program

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|  | [Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian](http://www.cfa.harvard.edu) Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is a collaboration of [Harvard College Observatory](http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/hco/) (HCO) and [Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory](http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/sao/) (SAO). Some CfA staff are also in the Harvard Department of Astronomy. The Havard Astronomy Department faculty are members of the CfA . In addition to Harvard Faculty advisors, Harvard graduate students may also elect to work with SAO scientists. |
|  | [Origins of Life Initiative](http://origins.harvard.edu/) The Harvard Origins of Life Initiative is a multi-decade research program at the intersection of biochemistry and planetary astronomy at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Their goal is to discover how the initial conditions on planets, including our Earth, determined their biochemistry and life forms. This knowledge will eventually allow targeted studies of the biochemistry of planets that might harbor life, including Earth twins. |
|  | [The Institute for Theory and Computation](https://itc.cfa.harvard.edu/) The Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC) resides in the Theoretical Astrophysics Division of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. One of the primary objectives of the ITC is to integrate conceptual theory with computational modeling. Astronomy Professor Avi Loeb runs the center. |
|  | [Astronomy Lab and Clay Telescope at the Science Center](https://astrolab.fas.harvard.edu/) The lab and telescope are primarily used for undergraduate Astronomy and Earth and Planetary Science courses. |
|  | [STAHR](https://sites.harvard.edu/stahr/) Student Astronomers at Harvard-Radcliffe (STAHR) is a student-run organization at Harvard College that aims to provide an opportunity for Harvard students and affiliates to learn more about astronomy and to enjoy looking at the night sky. |
|  | [Astrobites](http://astrobites.com/) Astrobites is a daily literature journal summarizing new astrophysical research posted to [astroph](http://arxiv.org/archive/astro-ph). Astrobites is written by graduate students for undergraduates. |
|  | [The Black Hole Initiative](https://bhi.fas.harvard.edu) The Black Hole Initiative (BHI) is an interdisciplinary center at Harvard University involving a collaboration between Principal Investigators (PIs) from the fields of Astronomy ([Sheperd Doeleman](http://bhi.fas.harvard.edu/people/sheperd-doeleman), [Avi Loeb](http://bhi.fas.harvard.edu/people/avi-loeb) and [Ramesh Narayan](http://bhi.fas.harvard.edu/people/ramesh-narayan)), Physics ([Andrew Strominger](http://bhi.fas.harvard.edu/people/andrew-strominger), [Netta Engelhardt](https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/netta-engelhardt/), and [Priyamvada Natarajan](https://campuspress.yale.edu/priya/)), Mathematics ([Shing-Tung Yau](http://bhi.fas.harvard.edu/people/shing-tung-yau)) and Philosophy ([Peter Galison](http://bhi.fas.harvard.edu/people/peter-galison)). The BHI is the first center worldwide to focus on the study of black holes. The BHI is the first center worldwide to focus on the study of black holes, and as such it offers a unique naming opportunity for potential donors. |