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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Three finalists, one holiday card. Vote for the 2026 Carnegie Science holiday card design through October 6: carnegiescience.edu/help-us-choose-our-2026-holiday-card The artist stays anonymous until the card is unveiled later this year. #CarnegieScience #HolidayCard
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Help Us Choose Our 2026 Holiday Card!
We have three spectacular science images and we need your vote to choose the winner! Polls are open from now through October 6.
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not every rivalry at Carnegie goes through peer review. 🏓 👀 Postdocs come from around the world & stay only a few years, so the community has to grow fast. At EPL, that's what ping-pong is for! Our #Carnegie125 object for #PostdocAppreciationWeek 👇 bit.ly/3TPcIqk
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Object 23 | The Ping Pong Table
For years, a ping-pong table has been quietly bringing people together at the Earth and Planets Laboratory. This object was specially chosen for Postdoc Appreciation Week.
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As #PostdocAppreciationWeek wraps up, we want to say thank you to our postdocs! Your curiosity, drive, & talent energize all of Carnegie Science's campuses. From Carnegie President John Mulchaey: "It's our honor and privilege to call you colleagues." Applications are open! bit.ly/4hN2ujm
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The telescopes at Las Campanas may stay up in the mountains, but this lab is on the move! Object 22 of #Carnegie125 is Las Campanas Observatory's LabMóvil, a 30-foot mobile lab bringing hands-on astronomy to schools across northern Chile. Read more: bit.ly/4yd9mwk
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📢 We're thrilled to announce that astronomer Guillermo Blanc has been named Director of Carnegie's Las Campanas Observatory in Chile—home of the twin Magellan telescopes & future site of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Full Press Release👇 bit.ly/4rKfU3f
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AAS Press Office @press.aas.org · 22/09/2026
Carnegie Science: Guillermo Blanc Named Director of Las Campanas Observatory carnegiescience.edu/guillermo-bl...
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Guillermo Blanc named Director of Las Campanas Observatory
Galactic ecosystems expert Guillermo Blanc named Director of Carnegie Science's Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy #InternationalMicroorganismDay! 🦠 Meet Chalmy (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii), the tiny green alga in our logo. Carnegie plant scientists have studied it for decades to probe big questions about photosynthesis. See how Carengie's Adrien Burlacot uses it today: bit.ly/4he1VOa
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In October, Moh El-Naggar joins Carnegie as the director of our Biosphere Sciences & Engineering division (BSE). He steps into the role just as our biologists set up new labs on the @caltech.edu campus as part of our relocation to Southern California. 🧵
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USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences @dornsife.usc.edu · 09/09/2026
Congratulations, Prof. Moh El-Naggar! We look forward to seeing you thrive in this new role and to building an even stronger partnership with @carnegiescience.bsky.social. dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories...
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USC Dornsife professor Moh El-Naggar named director at Carnegie
Biophysicist and microbiologist will lead Carnegie’s Biosphere Sciences and Engineering, maintains appointment and research at USC Dornsife
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🖖 Happy #StarTrekDay! Tomorrow (9/9, 6:30 PM ET), we're celebrating the franchise's 60th birthday with a special #NeighborhoodLecture at our D.C. campus. The event is SOLD OUT, but you can still join us on our live Zoom webinar! #LiveLongandProsper carnegiescience.edu/strange-new-...
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Strange New Worlds: The Science of Star Trek
Boldly go where no Carnegie Science Neighborhood Lecture has gone before as we explore the science of Star Trek. Free and open to the public. Registration required.
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Carnegie Science has named biophysicist Mohamed "Moh" El-Naggar as the second director of our Biosphere Sciences and Engineering division. He joins in October from @USCDornsife as BSE completes its move to the @Caltech campus. Press Release: bit.ly/3ViShSU
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Beneath the Carnegie Observatories’ historic Pasadena building, two ruling engines and the diffraction gratings they produced offer a glimpse into the precision engineering that helped make 20th century astrophysics possible. bit.ly/3ThVDFb
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Object 21 | Ruling Engines and Diffraction Gratings
Beneath the Carnegie Observatories’ historic Pasadena building, two ruling engines and the diffraction gratings they produced offer a glimpse into the precision engineering that helped make 20th centu...
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🖖This just in! Philip Plait—astronomer, author, and the internet's "Bad Astronomer"—will be moderating the panel at our upcoming #NeighborhoodLecture celebrating sixty years of Star Trek! Free and open to the public! Register today to secure your spot: bit.ly/4qGF8ig
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
What did Star Trek get right about alien worlds? On Sept. 9 (a day after the show turns 60) astrobiologist Mike Wong will compare Trek's fictional worlds to actual exoplanets we've found. (No Risa yet.🤞) Panel and Q&A to follow. 🖖 #LLAP 📍 Washington, DC 🕕 6:30 pm 🎟️ bit.ly/4gH7wNH
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
🚐🌵 In the 1970s, Carnegie scientists drove a mobile home into Death Valley. The lab on wheels helped study a plant that did its best photosynthesis at 117°F. The Desert Mobile Lab (+ this very 70s photo set) make up our 20th #Carnegie125 object. Full Story 👉 bit.ly/4x3bo1x
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🌐 🚩 We're flying high with #Carnegie125 Object 19! Carried over oceans, across continents, and even into space, our expedition flag tells the story of an institution dedicated to exploration. Learn how this maritime flag became an institutional icon: bit.ly/4hVGyD9
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Last week, Carnegie President John Mulchaey & author George Hammond joined the Commonwealth Club to discuss science history, next-gen telescopes (bit.ly/4hjbyNk), & the future of U.S. astronomy. The big takeaway? Continued U.S. leadership requires longterm investment. It's a decision—not a given!
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🎂 Happy Birthday! Carnegie astronomer Vera Rubin was born on July 23, 1928. She saw that stars at Andromeda's edge orbit as fast as those near its center—evidence of dark matter holding things together. Our special birthday logo is based on Andromeda, naturally. 👉 bit.ly/4fxYgty
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Happy birthday to Robert S. Woodward—Carnegie's second president and "the first modern manager of science." His portrait is Object 18 in our #Carnegie125 series. Learn how his approach got Andrew Carnegie to double down on his investment in science. ⬇️ bit.ly/4yyTk0c
The image shows a framed portrait of a person with a mustache, wearing formal attire. Text on the image reads: "The first modern manager of science. Object 18. Portrait: Robert S. Woodward, Carnegie's second president, 1904–1920." The Carnegie Science logo and "#Carnegie125" are present.
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We've got another cool find from our archives! 🔭 In 1968, a Carnegie team hiked a bare Chilean peak above the high Atacama to decide if it would be a good home for an observatory. This collection of photos captures their trip. Object 17 in #Carnegie125: bit.ly/4fl8Jsg
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A team led by @harvard.edu's Collin Cherubim & including Carnegie's Shreyas Vissapragada caught helium leaking from the atmosphere of a rocky planet orbiting in its star's habitable zone—making LHS 1140 b the first exoplanet with an atmosphere that could hold liquid water! 💧 🌏 🤯 👉 bit.ly/4pq6Yif
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🎉 Our first-ever Pop-Up Store is LIVE—new designs, limited time only; closes August 3. Shop here👇 cspopupstore.itemorder.com/shop/home #CarnegieScienceSwag
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We made the cover! 🌌 Research by a team including Carnegie's Jeff Rich appears on the June cover of @NatureAstronomy. The team used chemical fingerprints to reconstruct 12 billion years of NGC 1365’s history. Keep reading: bit.ly/4pk8gLp
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Beyond telescopes, Carnegie's Las Campanas Observatory brings astronomy to communities across Chile through school visits, teacher training, accessible resources, dark-sky education, & hands-on science programs. Read “Beyond the Telescopes: Science in Service of People”—bit.ly/4pgB47M
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Join us in welcoming the #CASSI2026 interns! 🔭✨ These 16 undergrads will spend their summer at the Observatories for a paid, hands-on research experience spanning exoplanets, black holes, stars, galaxies, and gravitational waves. Meet the cohort👇 bit.ly/4fuG0Cx
Front row from left: Charis Hall, Eliana Schiller, Krista Caballero, Inchara Jagadeesh, Esther Kim, Bonnie Chi, Julia Mirani, Defne Balsari, Gwyneth Tenn. Back row from left: Selassie Ackah, Eric David, Kiera Aston, Xavier Cid, Geronimo! Coffin, Melusi Ngeleka, Tosha Babenko.
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🗞️ Extra, extra! Our outreach and education edition has landed in inboxes. See how we’re connecting discovery w/ communities near and far. Don't miss out on breaking discoveries and inspiring science stories. Subscribe today👇 bit.ly/4aLhs5A
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Carnegie biologist Devaki Bhaya spent a decade teaching @stanford.edu students to read trees—blue oaks, cork bark, a redwood once thought extinct. Join her on a farewell tour of her favorite trees before she heads west to @caltech.edu.👇 carnegiescience.edu/trees-stanford-weave-rich-tapestry
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
On July 5, 1945, a report landed on President Truman's desk that changed U.S. science forever. Written by Carnegie president Vannevar Bush, Science: The Endless Frontier became the blueprint for the NSF & U.S. research policy. Learn more about Object 16 in #Carnegie125 👉 bit.ly/44PLj9x
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🔭 Pasadena might just be the astronomy capital of the world—and Carnegie's Jeff Rich wants every kid who grows up there to know it. His goal: every student meets a real astronomer before they graduate. Inflatable planetarium and all. Read the full story 👇 bit.ly/4vocbZg
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 250th, America! 🎆 Object 15 in #Carnegie125: a 1944 TIME cover of Carnegie president Vannevar Bush, who convinced the nation that science is core to its strength. We've carried that spirit for 124 years. Here's to 125 more! #FourthOfuly Explore this story: bit.ly/4y1bjfp
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Fireworks? That's cute. For the #FourthofJuly, our volcanologists exploded a trash can. For science.💥 🦅 Liquid nitrogen + soda bottle + a truly patriotic number of ping-pong balls = one surprisingly accurate model of a volcanic eruption. 🌋 📖: bit.ly/3SDnGhL 🎥 bit.ly/4wqHSSI
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Exploding a Trash Can to Explain Volcanoes
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Step right up! In the 1920s and 30s, our Annual Exhibition brought D.C. face-to-face with the frontier of research: half-million-volt sparks, blood cells under the microscope, fossil leaves fresh from the rock. Explore Object No. 14 in our #Carnegie125 series: bit.ly/4xSq83Y
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We're proud to announce that, after 14 years as a Trustee, Cristián Samper (@bezosearthfund.org) has been elected Chair of our Board of Trustees. The Board also elected quantum physicist Mark Jackson (@quantinuum.bsky.social) as a new Trustee. Read More: bit.ly/4vJpx3e
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Some #WWII artifacts sit behind glass; this one still sits under coats. An #OSRD label ties this unassuming coat rack back to when our D.C. office became the command center for American science under Carnegie President Vannevar Bush. #Carnegie125 🔗 carnegiescience.edu/object-13-osrd-coat-rack
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If you've ever had to memorize the chemical intricacies of photosynthesis, imagine trying to map it out from scratch. bit.ly/4e5wsNP Object No. 12 in our #Carnegie125 series. 🌿
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This oil painting of Herman Spoehr watched over Carnegie's Plant Biology library at Stanford for decades—a fitting post for the man who spent 40 years watching over American #photosynthesis research. Object No. 12 in our #Carnegie125 series: bit.ly/4e5wsNP
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
To learn what distant 🌟or 🪐 are made of, astronomers read hidden signals in their light. From IR to UV, every molecule leaves a signature. It takes the whole range to read the universe. This month, let's celebrate the full spectrum—in our cosmos & community! 🌈 carnegiescience.edu/universe-color
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Meet a scientist who treats the ocean like a giant, slow bioreactor. 🌊🦠 This #WorldOceansDay, learn how Carnegie's Emily Zakem studies the invisible marine microbes that help drive the ocean's carbon cycle and shape Earth's climate. 👉 carnegiescience.edu/meet-emily-zakem
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🌊 Happy #WorldOceansDay! The ocean shapes our weather, our climate, and nearly all life on Earth. But here's a question the experts can't agree on: where did all this water come from?👇 carnegiescience.edu/where-did-earth…
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
For Jeffrey Dukes, fieldwork looks like a 30-year conversation with a thousand-acre preserve in the California foothills. #Fieldwork #Ecology Read the story: carnegiescience.edu/what-place-remembers
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Today in #AstronomyNews, a team led by Carnegie's Andrew Newman used #JWST and gravitational lensing 🔍 to peer into the heart of an early-universe galaxy and directly measure its dormant black hole—a cosmic first! Full Press Release: bit.ly/3S4TbAR
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🧭 In 1907, a Carnegie "magnetician" named Harlan Wilbur Fisk boarded a ship for Bermuda with a magnetometer, an observing tent, and a mystery to solve. #Carnegie125 🔗 carnegiescience.edu/object-11-bermuda-cahiers
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Next week, we'll be listening to #Bermuda in stereo for the first time! Follow along on the @CarnegiePlanets Instagram for behind-the-scenes looks at the fieldwork, science, and story of this mysterious volcanic island. #CarnegieBEST Learn more 👇 carnegiescience.edu/bermuda-under-surface
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Magic happens when geographers get together with astrophysicists!! Thank you so much to @carnegiescience.bsky.social for visiting us during our Geodesign Summit and discussing ways that "geospatial" + "digital twins" can apply to "cities of stars" and the telescopes that discover them! #GISchat 🧪
Carnegie Science visits Esri headquarters' GeoExperience Center. From L to R: Spatial Analysis & Data Science Director Lauren Bennett, Carnegie Science Development Officer James Morse, Esri Chief Scientist Dawn Wright (organizer of visit), Carnegie Science Astrophysicist Juna Kollmeier, Carnegie Science Ecologist/Oceanographer Emily Zakem, Carnegie Science Astrophysicist Nick KonidarisJames Morse and Juna Kollmeier of Carnegie Science and Esri CEO Jack Dangermond smilingEsri GeoXC engineer Thomas Emge demos an Esri satellite tracking web application for the Carnegie Science team.Esri GeoXC engineer Thomas Emge demos an Esri satellite tracking web application for the Carnegie Science team.
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
POV: Jeff Rich is about to fit the universe into your classroom 🌌✨ Happy #InternationalDayOfPlanetariums! Inside our portable planetarium, kids explore the Solar System, go stargazing in Chile, and travel in time—all from their own classroom. 🔭✨ Learn more: bit.ly/3PqHHGY #Carnegie125
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
One of our most beloved of our educational initiatives fits inside the trunk of a car! The Inflatable Planetarium is the ninth object in the #Carnegie125 series. We sat down with Outreach Coordinator Jeff Rich to learn more. Read the full Q&A👇 carnegiescience.edu/object-9-inflatable-planetarium
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
🤯 🏝️ Want to know the REAL mystery of Bermuda? At a recent #NeighborhoodLecture, #CarnegiePostdoc William Frazer took us beyond the triangle to one of the strangest puzzles in modern geology: Why does Bermuda even exist to begin with? Good news, we recorded it for you: bit.ly/4tUuhlK
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Object 10 of our #Carnegie125 series: a Washington Post clipping and a worn grey notebook. These two objects are windows into Lunch Club, the oldest surviving tradition at our Earth and Planets Laboratory's Broad Branch Road campus. Full story + Cookcook Download:bit.ly/4ef5aFb
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
So, you want to buy a telescope? Carnegie experts share advice for stargazers who are ready to graduate to being amateur astronomers with their own telescopes. 🔭 carnegiescience.edu/so-you-want-buy-telescope #BackyardAstronomers #CitizenScienceMonth #Stargazers #Telescope
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Carnegie Science @carnegiescience.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
So you want to be a stargazer, but you don't know how to get started? Carnegie Science Observatories astronomers are here to help—no telescope required. Step one? Look up! 👁️ 👁️ carnegiescience.edu/stargazing-without-telescope
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