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Mirror lab staff review the glass placed in the Giant Magellan Telescope mirror mold, checking for space. Credit: Damien Jemison/Giant Magellan Telescope – GMTO Corporation.

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May 01, 2014

Nearby galaxy is a “fossil” from the early universe

April 30, 2014

Carnegie’s Stephen Shectman Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

This image shows the galaxy NGC5806 and the location of the Type Ib supernova iPTF13bvn. Image credit: Yi Cao et al.

October 03, 2013

New Survey Tools Unveil Two Celestial Explosions

March 06, 2013

Distance to nearest galaxy measured

August 29, 2011

New discovery sheds light on the ecosystem of young galaxies