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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.
From 7 minutes to 70000 years: the Renaissance of compact objects in binary (and triple) systems
Probing Binaries and Black Holes with Microlensing
Astronomy Lecture Series w/ Dr. Shreyas Vissapragada
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
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.
Predicting the mutations plants need to survive climate change
Would a carbon tax help to innovate more-efficient energy use?
The results are in! Jovian moon-naming contest winners announced
Carnegie researchers receive joint U.K.-U.S. grant to study hot spring microbes
Carnegie-led initiative receives major DOE biofuels research grant
Carnegie’s Michael Walter and Robert Hazen elected AGU Fellows
New award will honor Winslow Briggs’ legacy of mentorship
How do you forecast eruptions at volcanoes that sit “on the cusp” for decades?
Geoengineering versus a volcano
TESS mission helps uncover trio of planets with one possibly habitable world
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