Through school visits, public events, an inflatable planetarium, hands-on demonstrations, and Carnegie Observatories’ annual Open House, Outreach Coordinator Jeff Rich is connecting people—especially ...

Pasadena, CA—A team of astronomers led by Carnegie’s Andrew Newman has made the first direct mass measurement of a dormant black hole lurking at the center of a galaxy from the early universe.

Approximately one-quarter of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere each year is absorbed by the global oceans, causing measurable declines in surface ocean pH, carbonate ion ...

Carnegie Science researchers are using seismic waves to investigate a geologic mystery hidden beneath Bermuda. In late May 2026, they will return to the island to service their instruments and collect ...

Carnegie Science researchers are given the time, the resources, and the community to ask big questions and forge new paths of discovery. Our record of innovation is founded on our unique structure, ...

We're heading to the 35th Annual Rockville Science Day! Come visit our table to talk to the scientists of the Earth & Planets Laboratory and explore the world around you with hands-on science demos.

Three scientists at the Earth and Planets Laboratory are chasing the same question from different angles, and their answers are rewriting the story of our planet's oceans. Anat Shahar makes planets ...

Washington, DC—The interiors of ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune could be home to a previously unknown state of matter, according to new computational simulations by Carnegie’s Cong Liu and ...

A record-setting pristine star provides a window into the dawn of stars and galaxies in the universe. This groundbreaking find connects the work of two telescopes at Carnegie Science's Las Campanas ...

Washington, D.C.—Observations of the highly unusual—sometimes called “forbidden”—exoplanet TOI-5205 b taken by JWST suggest the giant planet’s atmosphere has fewer heavier elements than its host star.

The Henrietta Infrared Spectrograph will study alien atmospheres in unprecedented detail, transforming how we understand worlds beyond our Solar System. For centuries, people have looked at the night ...

Nature is defined by laws. Based on meticulously observed phenomena, these fundamental rules help us understand how our universe works and enable us to predict the outcomes of different scenarios.