New work indicates that downwelling technology may show potential to scale up to larger areas in which annual dead zones create great ecological and economic distress. Washington, DC— Could pumping ...

Using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, scientists have found a huge exoplanet and a brown dwarf. This is the first time a planet has been uniquely discovered by Gaia’s ability to ...

Step into the VizLab at the Carnegie Science Observatories, where cutting-edge visualization technology is transforming how astronomers collaborate, explore cosmic mysteries, and inspire the next ...

Carnegie's Scott Sheppard has just announced the discovery of 20 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing its total to 82 and moving it ahead of Jupiter, which has 79. All hail the new king of moons!

How did we get here and are we alone? Working at the nexus of biology, Earth science, and astronomy, Carnegie Science investigators boldly traverse disciplinary boundaries to reveal the relationships ...

Carnegie Science was built to give scientists the freedom to pursue bold ideas and open inquiry. That founding principle endures today through responsible financial stewardship, which safeguards ...

TIMES (Time-Integrated Matrix for Earth Sciences) is an ambitious decadal effort with the purpose of recalibrating global climate records from the last 100 million years on a unified, accurate, and ...

Carnegie scientists are pioneers, shaping new frontiers of exploration with bold curiosity and innovative research. From unraveling the complexities of genomes to uncovering the secrets of the cosmos, ...

New research reveals the physics governing the fissures through which ocean water erupts from the moon’s icy surface, giving its south pole an unusual “tiger stripe” appearance. Washington, DC— Saturn ...

For humans, the most important star in the universe is the Sun. The second most important star is nestled inside in the Andromeda galaxy. Don’t go looking for it. The flickering star is 2.2 million ...

To nail down that last 10 or 20 percent of decarbonization, we need to have more tools in our toolbox, and not just wind and solar. Washington, DC—Nuclear power generation can play a crucial role in ...

Washington, DC—Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found—11 “normal” outer moons, and one that they’re calling an “oddball.” This brings Jupiter’s total number of known moons to a whopping ...