<p>PM harvard<em>and</em>berkeley. He has a PhD in astrophysics and can give you a lot more info. </p>
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<p>All of these schools have PhD programs that are in the top 25 in astronomy & astrophysics...</p>
<p>In general, astronomy & astrophysics is an expensive department for a university... so good departments are often only found at high-profile private schools or large public research universities.
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