He studies how water and other gases, such as hydrogen and helium, form and behave on the Moon, using lunar dust collected ...

In 1906, he began a photograph album that he would add to for several years, titling it The Human Side of Geo-Physics at ...

Drawing on more than a century of science, our multidisciplinary department discovers exoplanets, creates new materials, illuminates Earth's inner workings, and seeks to better understand the universe ...

What do distant stars, the deepest oceans, and the origins of life have in common? Carbon! Join Carnegie Science and NPR's Short Wave for a special live podcast recording exploring the extraordinary ...

For Carnegie astronomers in the early 1900s, data security meant fire protection. That's why Carnegie Science Observatories founder George Ellery Hale selected a Mosler Safe Company vault door to ...

Carnegie Science's mission is to advance investigation, research, and discovery, and to apply that knowledge for the improvement of humankind. We empower world-class investigators to pursue the ...

In the 1970s, Carnegie scientists built a mobile laboratory to study how desert plants thrive in Death Valley's deadly summer heat. In summer, the floor of Death Valley reaches temperatures that would ...

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, ...

For centuries, scientists have used gravity to study the shape of our planet. But it wasn’t until recently that instrumentation caught up with them to precisely measure aspects of Earth, such as the ...

As each year draws to a close, we show our Carnegie pride with a holiday card featuring original artwork from a member of our staff that represents our mission and our deep curiosity about the natural ...

Pasadena, CA—Astronomer Guillermo Blanc has been named the Director of Carnegie Science’s Las Campanas Observatory (LCO) in Chile’s high Atacama Desert, home of the world-class twin Magellan ...

Not every rivalry at Carnegie Science goes through peer review. Postdoctoral fellows come to our campuses from around the world with plans to stay only a few short years. Community has to be built ...