Taken together, they constitute the longest continual record of sunspot activity with magnetic data ever made, and the 26th ...

The Hamilton Ohio-based company was contracted to build the gold vault at Fort Knox, as well as the vault to house the U.S.

Carnegie’s stewardship of Wood’s original gift to advance seismological research has allowed the fund to grow to a size where ...

The setting was familiar, but the purpose was new. In September, Le Voyer returned to Carnegie Science as EPL's first ...

The distribution, accumulation and circulation of oxygen and hydrogen in Earth's interior dictate the geochemical evolution of the hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere(1). The oxygen-rich atmosphere ...

What is radio astronomy? And how does it reveal the "exotic" and "energetic" physical phenomena that shape the universe? Carnegie Science Observatories researcher Allison Matthews takes us on a ...

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 ...

From distinguished researchers to our essential support staff, our community is united by a shared drive for discovery. We are dedicated to nurturing a wide range of talents at every career stage, ...

Vera Rubin provided the first observational evidence that supported of the existence of dark matter—the invisible material that makes up more than 80 percent of the mass of the universe. 1993: ...

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 ...

Join us at the Carnegie Observatories campus for a fun-filled afternoon of learning about space. Come meet our professional astronomers and learn about how we study the universe. Curious minds have ...