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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.
NPR Short Wave
Scott Sheppard
Earth & Planets Laboratory
Object 26 | Sunspot Drawings
Object 25 | The Plate Vault Door
Guillermo Blanc named Director of Las Campanas Observatory
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.
Carnegie Visitor
Swope telescope: five decades of observing and reinvention
Object 7 | Jennie Lasby's 1912 Astronomical Glass Plate
“Extragalactic archeology” reveals nearby galaxy’s evolution
A Life Among the Stars: The Science and Generosity of Henrietta Swope
Unveiling the Atmospheres of Distant Worlds
Wanted: Exoplanets With a Flair for Drama
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