The Carnegie Institution for Science, established in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie, is a renowned private, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Dedicated to scientific research and discovery, the institution supports and conducts independent research in the fields of biology, astronomy, and geophysics. It operates several research facilities, including the Geophysical Laboratory and the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism in Washington, D.C., and the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, California. The institution is well-known for its contributions to understanding the natural world and the universe, ranging from pioneering studies in plant biology to groundbreaking research in cosmology. With a focus on fundamental scientific research, the Carnegie Institution for Science aims to provide profound insights into the processes that govern our planet and the cosmos.
Studying “teenage galaxies” from the ancient universe can teach scientists about how these massive systems of stars mature and evolve. Galaxies that formed just 2…
“The Holy Grail of astrobiology” – New machine learning technique can determine whether a sample is of biological or non-biological origin with 90% accuracy. Scientists have…
Newly discovered exoplanets contribute to the development of a novel model that offers potential explanations for the origin of some of Earth’s signature features, such…
“Forbidden” Planet Orbiting Small Star Challenges Gas Giant Formation Theories Based on our current understanding of planet formation, TOI-5205b should not exist; it is a…
Tissint, a Martian meteorite that plummeted to Earth and crash-landed in Morocco over 11 years ago, is one of only five such meteorites that have…
New work reveals Earth’s potassium arrived by meteoritic delivery service. Earth’s potassium arrived by meteoritic delivery service finds new research led by Carnegie’s Nicole Nie…
An innovative new perspective on mineralogy, findings rank amongst the field’s most important in the last century. Scientists decipher and catalog the diverse origins of…
A team of astronomers led by University of Michigan’s Ian Roederer and including Carnegie’s Erika Holmbeck have identified the widest range of elements yet observed…
The role of chance in microbiome composition. The gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human body….
Discovery could have revolutionary implications for how we think about the dynamics of exoplanet interiors. The physics and chemistry that take place deep inside our…
In a case of cosmic mistaken identity, an international team of astronomers revealed that what they once thought was a supernova is actually periodic flaring…
Martian meteorite’s organic materials origin are not biological, formed by geochemical interactions between water and rock. The search for life on Mars can teach us…
Meteorites are remnants of the building blocks that formed Earth and the other planets orbiting our Sun. Recent analysis of their isotopic makeup led by…
It is the hardest known glass with the highest thermal conductivity among all glass materials. Carnegie’s Yingwei Fei and Lin Wang were part of an…
Probing the structures and properties of superionic ice. A layer of “hot,” electrically conductive ice could be responsible for generating the magnetic fields of ice…
The Sun has a new neighbor that was hiding in plain twilight. An asteroid that orbits the Sun in just 113 days—the shortest known orbital…
Novel crystalline form of silicon could potentially be used to create next-generation electronic and energy devices. A team led by Carnegie’s Thomas Shiell and Timothy…
2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano in Hawai’i provided scientists with an unprecedented opportunity to identify new factors that could help forecast the hazard potential of…