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New PNAS study shows that life’s signature lingers in rocks long after the original biomolecules are gone. Hazen, Wong (@miquai.bsky.social) & Prabhu (@anirudhprabhu.bsky.social) found chemical traces of ancient life in 3.3 BYO rocks.
Let’s get into it. (1/6)
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Let’s get into it. (1/6)
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Chemical evidence of ancient life detected in 3.3-billion-year-old rocks
New study shows life’s signature still exists in rocks long after the original biomolecules are gone.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
New PNAS study shows that life’s signature lingers in rocks long after the original biomolecules are gone. Hazen, Wong (@miquai.bsky.social) & Prabhu (@anirudhprabhu.bsky.social) found chemical traces of ancient life in 3.3 BYO rocks.
Let’s get into it. (1/6)
👉 carnegiescience.edu/chemical-evi...
Let’s get into it. (1/6)
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Great to join @miquai.bsky.social and the folks at @carnegiescience.bsky.social this morning to talk about Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean and, among other things, the existential risk of #SolarStorms. Check out Mike’s forthcoming book - an argument for a new force of nature! #Space
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Great to join @miquai.bsky.social and the folks at @carnegiescience.bsky.social this morning to talk about Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean and, among other things, the existential risk of #SolarStorms. Check out Mike’s forthcoming book - an argument for a new force of nature! #Space
Achievement unlocked: Top 0.1% of scientists worldwide!
We're delighted to spot two Carnegie scientists among @clarivateag.bsky.social's #HighlyCited2025. Congratulations to Joseph A. Berry and Lorenzo Rosa!
Learn more about their work👇
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We're delighted to spot two Carnegie scientists among @clarivateag.bsky.social's #HighlyCited2025. Congratulations to Joseph A. Berry and Lorenzo Rosa!
Learn more about their work👇
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Two Carnegie Scientists Named 2025 Highly Cited Researchers
Joseph A. Berry and Lorenzo Rosa have been named among Clarivate's 2025 Highly Cited Researchers.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Achievement unlocked: Top 0.1% of scientists worldwide!
We're delighted to spot two Carnegie scientists among @clarivateag.bsky.social's #HighlyCited2025. Congratulations to Joseph A. Berry and Lorenzo Rosa!
Learn more about their work👇
bit.ly/4riqrlB
We're delighted to spot two Carnegie scientists among @clarivateag.bsky.social's #HighlyCited2025. Congratulations to Joseph A. Berry and Lorenzo Rosa!
Learn more about their work👇
bit.ly/4riqrlB
ICYMI: Last week, @calebscharf.bsky.social asked us to imagine space exploration as life’s next "Giant Leap" during our most recent #NeighborhoodLecture.
We pulled out 5 of the most mind-blowing ideas and posted the full recording here.👇🤯
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We pulled out 5 of the most mind-blowing ideas and posted the full recording here.👇🤯
carnegiescience.edu/five-ways-ca...
Five ways Caleb Scharf’s "The Giant Leap" might rewire how you think about life
At a recent Neighborhood Lecture, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf invited audiences to see space exploration not as a race to new worlds, but as biology in motion—life extending its reach beyond Eart...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
ICYMI: Last week, @calebscharf.bsky.social asked us to imagine space exploration as life’s next "Giant Leap" during our most recent #NeighborhoodLecture.
We pulled out 5 of the most mind-blowing ideas and posted the full recording here.👇🤯
carnegiescience.edu/five-ways-ca...
We pulled out 5 of the most mind-blowing ideas and posted the full recording here.👇🤯
carnegiescience.edu/five-ways-ca...
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New video! My full presentation about The Giant Leap to a live audience at @carnegiescience.bsky.social is now online! We grappled with science, philosophy, and the meaning of life! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG1V...
The Giant Leap
YouTube video by Carnegie Science
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November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New video! My full presentation about The Giant Leap to a live audience at @carnegiescience.bsky.social is now online! We grappled with science, philosophy, and the meaning of life! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG1V...
The Greater Pleiades Complex is making headlines!
The New York Times featured new research that reveals thousands of “lost sisters” of the Pleiades—and Carnegie's Luke Bouma shared how the discovery helps astronomers trace our stellar origins. @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/s...
The New York Times featured new research that reveals thousands of “lost sisters” of the Pleiades—and Carnegie's Luke Bouma shared how the discovery helps astronomers trace our stellar origins. @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/s...
The ‘Lost Sisters’ of the Pleiades Fill the Entire Night Sky
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November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Greater Pleiades Complex is making headlines!
The New York Times featured new research that reveals thousands of “lost sisters” of the Pleiades—and Carnegie's Luke Bouma shared how the discovery helps astronomers trace our stellar origins. @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/s...
The New York Times featured new research that reveals thousands of “lost sisters” of the Pleiades—and Carnegie's Luke Bouma shared how the discovery helps astronomers trace our stellar origins. @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/s...
The Seven Sisters just got a bigger family!
New research from a team including Carnegie astronomer Luke Bouma reveals the Pleiades are the core of a massive stellar complex spanning nearly 2,000 light-years.
Meet the ✨ Greater Pleiades Complex✨ :
bit.ly/3WSsheN
New research from a team including Carnegie astronomer Luke Bouma reveals the Pleiades are the core of a massive stellar complex spanning nearly 2,000 light-years.
Meet the ✨ Greater Pleiades Complex✨ :
bit.ly/3WSsheN
The Pleiades is part of an enormous stellar complex birthed by the same star-forming event
The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, is an often-observed star cluster named after an ancient Greek legend. New work indicates it is the core of a massive stellar complex that spreads over nearly 2,000…
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November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Seven Sisters just got a bigger family!
New research from a team including Carnegie astronomer Luke Bouma reveals the Pleiades are the core of a massive stellar complex spanning nearly 2,000 light-years.
Meet the ✨ Greater Pleiades Complex✨ :
bit.ly/3WSsheN
New research from a team including Carnegie astronomer Luke Bouma reveals the Pleiades are the core of a massive stellar complex spanning nearly 2,000 light-years.
Meet the ✨ Greater Pleiades Complex✨ :
bit.ly/3WSsheN
It’s #NeighborhoodLecture night at the Earth & Planets Laboratory!
Join NASA astrobiologist and author Dr. Caleb Scharf (@calebscharf.bsky.social) for The Giant Leap—a look at how humanity’s move into space could reshape life itself.
⌛6:30 PM | NW DC | There's still time to RSVP!
🎟️ bit.ly/4qxBBT7
Join NASA astrobiologist and author Dr. Caleb Scharf (@calebscharf.bsky.social) for The Giant Leap—a look at how humanity’s move into space could reshape life itself.
⌛6:30 PM | NW DC | There's still time to RSVP!
🎟️ bit.ly/4qxBBT7
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It’s #NeighborhoodLecture night at the Earth & Planets Laboratory!
Join NASA astrobiologist and author Dr. Caleb Scharf (@calebscharf.bsky.social) for The Giant Leap—a look at how humanity’s move into space could reshape life itself.
⌛6:30 PM | NW DC | There's still time to RSVP!
🎟️ bit.ly/4qxBBT7
Join NASA astrobiologist and author Dr. Caleb Scharf (@calebscharf.bsky.social) for The Giant Leap—a look at how humanity’s move into space could reshape life itself.
⌛6:30 PM | NW DC | There's still time to RSVP!
🎟️ bit.ly/4qxBBT7
From spying on baby planets to gas giants that shouldn’t exist, our last #NeighborhoodLecture was a rare double feature on the extremes of world-building—told by two Carnegie postdocs.
🎥 Recording + recap: bit.ly/43VgArv
#PostdocAppreciation
🎥 Recording + recap: bit.ly/43VgArv
#PostdocAppreciation
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
From spying on baby planets to gas giants that shouldn’t exist, our last #NeighborhoodLecture was a rare double feature on the extremes of world-building—told by two Carnegie postdocs.
🎥 Recording + recap: bit.ly/43VgArv
#PostdocAppreciation
🎥 Recording + recap: bit.ly/43VgArv
#PostdocAppreciation
For the 1st time in 4 billion years, life has escaped its home planet!
Join NASA Ames astrobiologist @calebscharf.bsky.social as we venture into the void to see how space exploration is reshaping our next great leap.
🗓️ 11/6 | 6:30 PM EST
📍 Carnegie Science, NW DC & Online
🎟️ RSVP → bit.ly/4qxBBT7
Join NASA Ames astrobiologist @calebscharf.bsky.social as we venture into the void to see how space exploration is reshaping our next great leap.
🗓️ 11/6 | 6:30 PM EST
📍 Carnegie Science, NW DC & Online
🎟️ RSVP → bit.ly/4qxBBT7
The Giant Leap
NASA Astrobiologist and author Caleb Scharf explores how humanity’s expanding reach into space marks a pivotal moment in life’s evolution—revealing what it means for a species to step beyond its home ...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
For the 1st time in 4 billion years, life has escaped its home planet!
Join NASA Ames astrobiologist @calebscharf.bsky.social as we venture into the void to see how space exploration is reshaping our next great leap.
🗓️ 11/6 | 6:30 PM EST
📍 Carnegie Science, NW DC & Online
🎟️ RSVP → bit.ly/4qxBBT7
Join NASA Ames astrobiologist @calebscharf.bsky.social as we venture into the void to see how space exploration is reshaping our next great leap.
🗓️ 11/6 | 6:30 PM EST
📍 Carnegie Science, NW DC & Online
🎟️ RSVP → bit.ly/4qxBBT7
How do planets get wet? 💦
A new study in @Nature, led by Carnegie’s Anat Shahar & #CarnegieAlum Francesca Miozzi (now at @ethz.ch), shows that water can form naturally during planet formation when hydrogen-rich atmospheres meet molten rock.
No comets required. (1/9)
👉 bit.ly/48QEOXr
A new study in @Nature, led by Carnegie’s Anat Shahar & #CarnegieAlum Francesca Miozzi (now at @ethz.ch), shows that water can form naturally during planet formation when hydrogen-rich atmospheres meet molten rock.
No comets required. (1/9)
👉 bit.ly/48QEOXr
How do planets get wet? Experiments show water creation during planet formation process
Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans and primitive atmospheres during their early years. New experimental work…
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October 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How do planets get wet? 💦
A new study in @Nature, led by Carnegie’s Anat Shahar & #CarnegieAlum Francesca Miozzi (now at @ethz.ch), shows that water can form naturally during planet formation when hydrogen-rich atmospheres meet molten rock.
No comets required. (1/9)
👉 bit.ly/48QEOXr
A new study in @Nature, led by Carnegie’s Anat Shahar & #CarnegieAlum Francesca Miozzi (now at @ethz.ch), shows that water can form naturally during planet formation when hydrogen-rich atmospheres meet molten rock.
No comets required. (1/9)
👉 bit.ly/48QEOXr
Do you want to watch tonight's Kavli Prize program with Nancy Kanwisher and Frank Sesno? Join us to learn about how the brain shapes human connections.
Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/k4oLyBC...
Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/k4oLyBC...
Face Value: How the Brain Shapes Human Connection - Featuring Kavli Prize Laureate Nancy Kanwisher
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October 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Do you want to watch tonight's Kavli Prize program with Nancy Kanwisher and Frank Sesno? Join us to learn about how the brain shapes human connections.
Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/k4oLyBC...
Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/k4oLyBC...
At Carnegie Science, we study the origin and evolution of everything, says President John Mulchaey. Our expertise builds connections between the origins of "star stuff," the formation of planets, the rise of life, and the search for life elsewhere.
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
At Carnegie Science, we study the origin and evolution of everything, says President John Mulchaey. Our expertise builds connections between the origins of "star stuff," the formation of planets, the rise of life, and the search for life elsewhere.
Thank you to the 500+ guests who joined us for a day of discovery at our first-ever #EPLOpenHouse. It was a blast—literally! 🌋
Your curiosity made the day shine, and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
Until then, check out our upcoming events:
👉 https://bit.ly/43vMivk
Your curiosity made the day shine, and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
Until then, check out our upcoming events:
👉 https://bit.ly/43vMivk
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Thank you to the 500+ guests who joined us for a day of discovery at our first-ever #EPLOpenHouse. It was a blast—literally! 🌋
Your curiosity made the day shine, and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
Until then, check out our upcoming events:
👉 https://bit.ly/43vMivk
Your curiosity made the day shine, and we can’t wait to do it again next year!
Until then, check out our upcoming events:
👉 https://bit.ly/43vMivk
A newly discovered asteroid travels around the Sun in just 128 days—the second-fastest unique asteroid orbit in the Solar System. First observed by Carnegie's Scott Sheppard, the asteroid—called 2025 SC79—was found hiding in the Sun’s glare. carnegiescience.edu/news/fast-mo...
October 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A newly discovered asteroid travels around the Sun in just 128 days—the second-fastest unique asteroid orbit in the Solar System. First observed by Carnegie's Scott Sheppard, the asteroid—called 2025 SC79—was found hiding in the Sun’s glare. carnegiescience.edu/news/fast-mo...
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The application portal for the next wave of @carnegiescience.bsky.social postdoctoral fellows is open through November 3. I hope you’ll consider joining us 🚀
EPL Postdoctoral Fellowships
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October 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The application portal for the next wave of @carnegiescience.bsky.social postdoctoral fellows is open through November 3. I hope you’ll consider joining us 🚀
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⚒️ Article: Potassium-40 isotopic evidence for an extant pre-giant-impact component of Earth’s mantle
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
⚒️ Article: Potassium-40 isotopic evidence for an extant pre-giant-impact component of Earth’s mantle
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@carnegiescience.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Discovery awaits at the first-ever #EPLOpenHouse! Meet the scientists, tour the labs, & explore distant worlds—all here in NW DC!
📅 10/25/25 | 1–4 PM
📍 5241 Broad Branch Rd NW
🎟️ Free & family-friendly
Learn more & RSVP 👇
https://bit.ly/4774I6F
📅 10/25/25 | 1–4 PM
📍 5241 Broad Branch Rd NW
🎟️ Free & family-friendly
Learn more & RSVP 👇
https://bit.ly/4774I6F
Earth & Planets Laboratory Open House
Science comes alive at the Earth and Planets Laboratory (EPL), where researchers unlock the secrets of earthquakes, volcanoes, meteorites, and even the origins of life. For one day only, we’re opening...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Discovery awaits at the first-ever #EPLOpenHouse! Meet the scientists, tour the labs, & explore distant worlds—all here in NW DC!
📅 10/25/25 | 1–4 PM
📍 5241 Broad Branch Rd NW
🎟️ Free & family-friendly
Learn more & RSVP 👇
https://bit.ly/4774I6F
📅 10/25/25 | 1–4 PM
📍 5241 Broad Branch Rd NW
🎟️ Free & family-friendly
Learn more & RSVP 👇
https://bit.ly/4774I6F
✨It’s Open House Day! ✨
We’re opening our doors (& telescopes!) for an afternoon of cosmic fun here in Pasadena. Come explore the universe, meet real astronomers,& soak up some science!
🕑 TODAY | 2–5 PM
🎟️ Free
🔗 bit.ly/obs-open-house-2025
We’re opening our doors (& telescopes!) for an afternoon of cosmic fun here in Pasadena. Come explore the universe, meet real astronomers,& soak up some science!
🕑 TODAY | 2–5 PM
🎟️ Free
🔗 bit.ly/obs-open-house-2025
October 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
✨It’s Open House Day! ✨
We’re opening our doors (& telescopes!) for an afternoon of cosmic fun here in Pasadena. Come explore the universe, meet real astronomers,& soak up some science!
🕑 TODAY | 2–5 PM
🎟️ Free
🔗 bit.ly/obs-open-house-2025
We’re opening our doors (& telescopes!) for an afternoon of cosmic fun here in Pasadena. Come explore the universe, meet real astronomers,& soak up some science!
🕑 TODAY | 2–5 PM
🎟️ Free
🔗 bit.ly/obs-open-house-2025
We narrowed it down to three. Now, our holiday card contest is in YOUR hands!
The winning design will be revealed in our 2025 holiday card.
Make sure to vote by Oct 8 (TOMORROW!) 👇
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The winning design will be revealed in our 2025 holiday card.
Make sure to vote by Oct 8 (TOMORROW!) 👇
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
October 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We narrowed it down to three. Now, our holiday card contest is in YOUR hands!
The winning design will be revealed in our 2025 holiday card.
Make sure to vote by Oct 8 (TOMORROW!) 👇
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
The winning design will be revealed in our 2025 holiday card.
Make sure to vote by Oct 8 (TOMORROW!) 👇
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
One vote not enough?
Try two. Or three. Or twenty. 😉
That's right, you can cast unlimited votes for your favorite holiday card design. Tag your friends and share the love! ⬇️
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Try two. Or three. Or twenty. 😉
That's right, you can cast unlimited votes for your favorite holiday card design. Tag your friends and share the love! ⬇️
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Vote for Carnegie Science’s 2025 Holiday Card
The entries are in, the finalists have been selected—and now it’s time to vote!
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October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One vote not enough?
Try two. Or three. Or twenty. 😉
That's right, you can cast unlimited votes for your favorite holiday card design. Tag your friends and share the love! ⬇️
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Try two. Or three. Or twenty. 😉
That's right, you can cast unlimited votes for your favorite holiday card design. Tag your friends and share the love! ⬇️
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
✨ The entries are in! ✨
Carnegie scientists & staff submitted some incredible artwork for our 2025 holiday card—and now it’s time to VOTE!
🗳️ Cast your vote for one of our three finalists by Oct 8 carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Carnegie scientists & staff submitted some incredible artwork for our 2025 holiday card—and now it’s time to VOTE!
🗳️ Cast your vote for one of our three finalists by Oct 8 carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Vote for Carnegie Science’s 2025 Holiday Card
The entries are in, the finalists have been selected—and now it’s time to vote!
carnegiescience.edu
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
✨ The entries are in! ✨
Carnegie scientists & staff submitted some incredible artwork for our 2025 holiday card—and now it’s time to VOTE!
🗳️ Cast your vote for one of our three finalists by Oct 8 carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Carnegie scientists & staff submitted some incredible artwork for our 2025 holiday card—and now it’s time to VOTE!
🗳️ Cast your vote for one of our three finalists by Oct 8 carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Cells, stars, & creativity collide!
Our scientists & staff submitted stunning artwork for our annual holiday card contest. Which design do YOU think should win?
🗳️ Cast your vote by Oct 8
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Our scientists & staff submitted stunning artwork for our annual holiday card contest. Which design do YOU think should win?
🗳️ Cast your vote by Oct 8
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Vote for Carnegie Science’s 2025 Holiday Card
The entries are in, the finalists have been selected—and now it’s time to vote!
carnegiescience.edu
October 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Cells, stars, & creativity collide!
Our scientists & staff submitted stunning artwork for our annual holiday card contest. Which design do YOU think should win?
🗳️ Cast your vote by Oct 8
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Our scientists & staff submitted stunning artwork for our annual holiday card contest. Which design do YOU think should win?
🗳️ Cast your vote by Oct 8
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Whether it's the glow of the Northern Lights or the brilliance of fluorescence microscopy, Carnegie scientists & staff have submitted some stunning artwork for this year's holiday card contest.
Now it's time for YOU to decide the winner!
Voting ends Oct 8. 👇
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Now it's time for YOU to decide the winner!
Voting ends Oct 8. 👇
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
October 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Whether it's the glow of the Northern Lights or the brilliance of fluorescence microscopy, Carnegie scientists & staff have submitted some stunning artwork for this year's holiday card contest.
Now it's time for YOU to decide the winner!
Voting ends Oct 8. 👇
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
Now it's time for YOU to decide the winner!
Voting ends Oct 8. 👇
carnegiescience.edu/news/vote-ca...
TOMORROW: Two talks, one big night of discovery!
Join Earth & Planets Laboratory postdocs Sierra Grant & Shubham Kanodia as they reveal how planets are born—and the giants that defy the rules. #NeighborhoodLecture
📅 Sept 25 | 6:30 PM ET | DC & Online
🔗 RSVP: carnegiescience.edu/birth-worlds...
Join Earth & Planets Laboratory postdocs Sierra Grant & Shubham Kanodia as they reveal how planets are born—and the giants that defy the rules. #NeighborhoodLecture
📅 Sept 25 | 6:30 PM ET | DC & Online
🔗 RSVP: carnegiescience.edu/birth-worlds...
Birth of Worlds, Rise of Giants
Join Carnegie postdocs Shubham Kanodia and Sierra Grant as they explore the secrets of distant worlds—from the birth of new planets to giant rule-breakers that defy expectations—in a special double…
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September 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
TOMORROW: Two talks, one big night of discovery!
Join Earth & Planets Laboratory postdocs Sierra Grant & Shubham Kanodia as they reveal how planets are born—and the giants that defy the rules. #NeighborhoodLecture
📅 Sept 25 | 6:30 PM ET | DC & Online
🔗 RSVP: carnegiescience.edu/birth-worlds...
Join Earth & Planets Laboratory postdocs Sierra Grant & Shubham Kanodia as they reveal how planets are born—and the giants that defy the rules. #NeighborhoodLecture
📅 Sept 25 | 6:30 PM ET | DC & Online
🔗 RSVP: carnegiescience.edu/birth-worlds...