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Postdocs and scientists cheer on Rapids Bridge in Rock Creek Park during Postdoc Appreciation Day

September 06, 2022

Campus News

Welcoming the 2022 class of postdoctoral fellows

SURI 2022

September 06, 2022

Campus News

From chondrite characterization to deep-sea microbes: SURI interns present their research at final symposium

Jens Barosch studies a sample of the Ryugu meteorite under a microscope on campus.

September 06, 2022

Spotlight

Jens Barosch studies stardust to understand our Solar System

The seismology group in 1990. Back row left to right: Fred Pollitz, Paul Silver, Selwyn Sacks, Gotz Bokelmann, Michael Acierno, Craig Bina, David James, Alan Linde. Front row left to right: Satoshi Kaneshima, Randy Kuehnel, and Chris Kincaid. Courtesy of Carnegie Institution for Science. — The seismology group in 1990. Back row left to right: Fred Pollitz, Paul Silver, Selwyn Sacks, Gotz Bokelmann, Michael Acierno, Craig Bina, David James, Alan Linde. Front row left to right: Satoshi Kaneshima, Randy Kuehnel, and Chris Kincaid. Courtesy of Carnegie Institution for Science.

September 06, 2022

Campus News

Michael Acierno's retirement speech

A photograph of the Magellan Telescopes at Carnegie's Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.

September 06, 2022

Transformative $34.8 Million Bequest Will Drive New Era in Astronomical Discovery at Carnegie

Ryugu Sample Slide

September 01, 2022

Campus News

Ryugu samples arrive on campus

Artist illustration of WASP-39b, courtesy of NASA, ESA, and J.Olmsted

August 25, 2022

First Clear, Detailed, Indisputable Evidence Of Carbon Dioxide Found In Exoplanet Atmosphere

Graham Pearson starts his presentation with a list of characteristics that make Richard Carlson a good friend and mentor.

August 23, 2022

Campus News

Ringing in Rick’s Retirement with Science, Stories, and Celebration

Tidestromia oblongifolia in winter, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA, Photo by Seung Yon (Sue) Rhee, Copyright 2018, Creative Commons CC BY 4.0

August 23, 2022

Awards

New NSF-Funded Institute Will Probe Biology In The Absence Of Water

Artist’s illustration of a planetary disk, a region of dust and gas where planets form. The zoom-in insert displays carbon monoxide molecules in the ice phase. Credit Required: M.Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

August 22, 2022

Ice-Bound Carbon Monoxide Found Hiding In Planet-Forming Disks