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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.
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Scott Sheppard
Earth & Planets Laboratory
Object 26 | Sunspot Drawings
Object 25 | The Plate Vault Door
Meet Marion Le Voyer: EPL’s First Outreach and Education Specialist
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.
Discovery: Most-luminous ever supernova
Rotational clock for stars needs recalibration
Giant Magellan Telescope partners approve US$500 million for construction
Strong UV Pulse Reveals Supernova’s Origin Story
Telescope first: Magellan Adaptive Optics Eyepiece Observing
John Mulchaey Appointed Director of the Carnegie Observatories
Found: Ancient, super-bright quasar with massive black hole
Very Distant Galaxy Cluster Confirmed
Nearby galaxy is a “fossil” from the early universe
Carnegie’s Stephen Shectman Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
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