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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
A Life Among the Stars: The Science and Generosity of Henrietta Swope
Ceramics for the Archaeologist by Anna O. Shepard
Six Wild Discoveries from JWST
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A distant planet's interior chemistry may differ from our own
Research may solve lunar fire fountain mystery
South American example illustrates Rocky Mountain formation
Is salt the key to unlocking the interiors of Neptune and Uranus?
Lab mimicry opens a window to the deep interiors of stars and planets
Linking superconductivity and structure
Probing iron chemistry in the deep mantle
Mercury Crater-Naming Contest Winners Announced
From metal to insulator and back again
New transitory form of silica observed
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