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NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman
March 15, 2023
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Where Did Earth’s Water Come From? Not Melted Meteorites.

Illustration showing Earth's differentiated layers.
February 15, 2023
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What do early Earth’s core formation and drip coffee have in common?

Marilyn Fogel
October 03, 2022
Awards

Carnegie’s Marilyn Fogel Posthumously Honored by AGU For Legacy of Interdisciplinary Research

ouis and Lore Brown at an annual Carnegie celebration with scientists and members of the Board of Trustees.
September 22, 2022
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Physicist’s Estate to Advance Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry at Carnegie

A view over Fisher Caldera in the foreground, looking out to Shishaldin Volcano, at a distance in 2015. The gray and gloomy tone of the photo is characteristic of the weather in the Aleutian Island. Photo is courtesy of Daniel Rasmussen of the National Museum of Natural History. Photo taken under Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Research and Monitoring Special Use Permit #74500-15-011.

A view over Fisher Caldera in the foreground, looking out to Shishaldin Volcano, at a distance in 2015. The gray and gloomy tone of the photo is characteristic of the weather in the Aleutian Island. Photo is courtesy of Daniel Rasmussen of the National Museum of Natural History. Photo taken under Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Research and Monitoring Special Use Permit #74500-15-011.

March 10, 2022
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Revealed: Water Determines Magma Depth

 Illustration of new eight-coordinated, intrinsically discorded mineral courtesy of Rajkrishna Dutta.

Working with magnesium germanate, Mg2GeO4, analogous to one of the mantle’s most abundant silicate minerals, the team was able to glean information about the potential mineralogy of super-Earths and other large, rocky exoplanets. Under about 2 million times normal atmospheric pressure a new phase emerged with a distinct crystalline structure that involves one germanium bonded with eight oxygens. The new eight-coordinated, intrinsically discorded mineral is expected to strongly affect the internal temperature and dynamics of these planets. Illustration is courtesy of Rajkrishna Dutta.

March 01, 2022
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What’s Happening In The Depths Of Distant Worlds?

August 30, 2021
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Diana Roman and Lara Wagner named Carnegie’s inaugural Harry Oscar Wood Chairs of Seismology

March 31, 2021
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Deep diamonds contain evidence of deep-Earth recycling processes

May 31, 2019
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When it comes to planetary habitability, it’s what’s inside that counts

April 28, 2016
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Geochemical detectives use lab mimicry to look back in time

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