Cross-disciplinary, Collaborative & Boundary Pushing:
Carnegie Experts Investigate the planets found in our Solar System, as well as those orbiting distant stars.
Solar System and Exoplanets
Using a variety of pioneering detection techniques and instruments, our astronomers probe the outer reaches of our own planetary system and to discover the diversity of extrasolar planets.
Planet Formation and Evolution
From direct observation of protoplanetary disks to complex mathematical models, Carnegie astronomers are working to piece together the processes that shape a planetary system's formation and early evolution.
Recent Planetary Science News
JWST reveals Gliese 1214 b is a highly reflective world with a steamy atmosphere.
A team of astronomers, including Carnegie’s Alycia Weinberger, has found new evidence of a planetary construction site around the young star, TW Hydrae.
The researchers revealed amino acids, the base material from which all proteins are constructed, as well as other important classes of organic compounds including carboxylic acids, amines, and aromatic hydrocarbons—all of which are found in the natural world on Earth.