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Experimental Astrophysics

Earliest energy emission in the universe - the Cosmic Background Radiation

Evolution of galaxies and formation of large-scale structure

Antarctic observation program

Research using space-based X-ray telescopes and the Hubble Space Telescope

X-ray images from the space-based telescopes help to unravel the origin of the cosmic X-ray background and to study starburst galaxies

At Carnegie Mellon, we envision the next decade to be an especially exciting time in astrophysics!

Astrophysics links
Carnegie Mellon Scientist Bob Nichol Plays Key Role in Discovering Evidence for Dark Energy (press release) (Carnegie Mellon News)
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