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A globular cluster (white concentration of stars) naturally emerges in the high resolution EDGE simulations. These simulations also predict the existence of a new class of object: globular cluster-like dwarfs. Credit University of Surrey, Matt Orkney, Andrew Pontzen & Ethan Taylor

September 18, 2025

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New class of star systems predicted

Dwarf galaxy simulation dark matter courtesy of Andrew Wetzel.

September 17, 2025

Awards

$4M John Templeton Foundation grant funds interdisciplinary approach to unraveling cosmic mysteries

Joseph Gall at the microscope

September 16, 2025

Awards

Joseph Gall posthumously receives Golden Goose Award

Mars rover things about life

August 26, 2025

Science News

Teaching A.I. to Detect Life: Carnegie Scientist Co-Leads NASA-Funded Effort

Scientist Thomas Westerhold, a co-organizer of TIMES, speaks to attendees

August 20, 2025

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Time-Integrated Matrix for Earth Sciences (TIMES) Kicks Off With Workshop at Carnegie's EPL

An artist's conception of gold hydride synthesiss courtesy of Greg Stewart/ SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

August 12, 2025

Science News

High-pressure gold hydride synthesized

Image Tube Spectrograph

July 22, 2025

Five Objects That Tell Vera Rubin’s Story

Construction of the du Pont telescope at Las Campanas Observatory

July 10, 2025

The History of Las Campanas Observatory

Vera Rubin at Carnegie Science’s former Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, now part of the Earth and Planets Laboratory, in 1972 usi

June 18, 2025

10 Iconic Photographs of Vera Rubin

Vera Rubin at Lowell Observatory, 69-inch [i.e., 72-inch] Telescope (Kent Ford in white helmet)

June 17, 2025

Feature Story

What Else Is Named After Carnegie Astronomer Vera Rubin?