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Jeff Dukes’ research examines how plants and ecosystems respond to a changing environment, focusing on topics from invasive species to climate change.
Helium worlds, oxygen worlds, and the discovery of an atmosphere on a temperate, terrestrial exoplanet.
Astronomy Lecture Series w/ Dr. Tony Pahl
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Joe Gall’s Personal Papers and One-of-a-Kind Library Find a Home at American Philosophical Society
Wanted: Exoplanets With a Flair for Drama
10 Cool Papers | January 2026
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.
Milky Way’s “most-mysterious star” continues to confound
Sagan Award Goes to Committee Chaired by Carnegie’s Alan Dressler
Discovery nearly doubles known quasars from the ancient universe
Reconciling dwarf galaxies with dark matter
The rise and fall of galaxy formation
Surprise: Small Elliptical Galaxy Actually a Giant Disk
Allan Sandage’s last paper unravels 100-year-old astronomical mystery
Tiny, ancient galaxy preserves record of catastrophic event
Discovery: Most-luminous ever supernova
Rotational clock for stars needs recalibration
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