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Peter Gao focuses on the physics and chemistry of planetary atmospheres within and beyond the Solar System and what they can tell us about planetary origins and habitability.
Scott Sheppard
Earth & Planets Laboratory
Carnegie Science Observatories
Object 24 | Drosophila Illustrations
Object 20 | Desert Mobile Lab
Diatom breakthrough: Revealing how these “jewels of the sea” thrive in fluctuating light conditions
I feel passionately about the power of nonprofits to bolster healthy communities.
Postdoctoral alumna Jo Ann Eder is committed to making the world a better place by supporting organizations, like Carnegie, that create and foster STEM learning opportunities for all.
Found: Most pristine star in the universe
The depths of Neptune and Uranus may be “superionic”
How did this get made? Giant planet orbits small star
10 Cool Papers | February 2026
Carnegie Visitor
Swope telescope: five decades of observing and reinvention
Object 7 | Jennie Lasby's 1912 Astronomical Glass Plate
“Everyone Should Be Welcome to Ask Questions and Pursue the Truth"
Object 6 | Vera Rubin's Spiral Doodles
“Extragalactic archeology” reveals nearby galaxy’s evolution
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