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Astronomer Michael R. Blanton joined the Carnegie Science Observatories as its 12th director in January 2026. In this role he oversees astronomical research in Pasadena and telescope operations at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.
Rediscovering the History of Astronomy through the study of Ancient Observatories
Neighborhood Lecture Series w/ Bob Hazen and Mike Wong
Unveiling Galaxy Evolution with JWST PASSAGE Slitless Spectroscopy: A Pathway to Roman’s Wide-Field Surveys
Lori Willhite brings EPL's mass spec lab into the future
Geochronology: Decoding Earth’s Past to Shape Its Future
Does Time Have a Second Arrow? Two Carnegie Scientists Probe the Evolution of Everything
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.
Martian meteorite mineral named after Carnegie’s Yingwei Fei
Solar System’s most distant known member confirmed
Alaska’s Islands of the Four Mountains could be single giant volcano
AAAS and Carnegie Institution announce 2020 fellows
Where were Jupiter and Saturn born?
Meteorite strikes may create unexpected form of silica
Celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week!
Leopoldo Infante Appointed Director of Carnegie’s Las Campanas Observatory
Carnegie Science Endorses the March for Science
Earth’s first example of recycling—its own crust!
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