Institutions

Harvard College Observatory
Research observatory for astronomy and astrophysics. Founded in 1839.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/hco/index.html

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Collaboration between Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/

Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics
One of the main centers for exploration of astrophysics in Oslo, Norway.
http://www.astro.uio.no/ita/english.html

Joint Center for Astrophysics
Collaboration between the Laboratory for High-Energy Astrophysics and the University of Maryland - Baltimore County.
http://www.jca.umbc.edu

Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astrophysik, Garching
Prominent research institution in astrophysics.
http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/

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.
http://www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk

National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme
A joint venture of various South African universities, open to students from all over Africa.
http://www.star.ac.za/

Rice University
Department of Space Physics and Astronomy.
http://www.physics.rice.edu/sp.cfm

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Astrophysical research facility located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/sao-home.html

Theoretical Astrophysics Center in Copenhagen
Research center in Denmark on the structure of space, galaxies, and stars.
http://www.tac.dk/

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.
http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/

University of Cambridge - DAMTP - Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics and Non-linear Patterns
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Research, members, seminars, publications.
http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/afdnld/

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.
http://www-xray.ast.cam.ac.uk/