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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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National Academies names GMT and U.S. ELT program top strategic priority
Cosmic cartographers reveal diversity of star-forming galaxies in nearby universe
Discovered: the most distant known quasar with a bright radio emission
Large proto-cluster of galaxies discovered in the midst of clearing the cosmic fog
Mistaken identity: A presumed supernova is actually something much rarer
Most-distant galaxy helps elucidate the early universe
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