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Artist's conception of neutron stars colliding, by Robin Dienel, courtesy of Carnegie Institution for Science

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Still shot from a looping video showing an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on Jan. 15, 2022. The GOES-17 satellite captured the series of images that also show crescent-shaped shock waves and lightning strikes. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens using GOES imagery courtesy of NOAA and NESDIS.

December 20, 2023

Gravity data could reveal underwater volcanoes with high potential for devastating eruptions

Peter Driscoll Giving Talk

December 15, 2023

Campus News

Driscoll Unveils Earth's Hidden Secrets at Neighborhood Lecture

A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Sample material from asteroid Bennu can be seen on the middle right. Scientists have found evidence of both carbon and water in initial analysis of this material. The bulk of the sample is located inside. Photo: NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold

November 30, 2023

Feature Story

VIDEO: Analyzing an asteroid in the new golden age of sample return

Guessing a pumpkin's weight at BBR

November 29, 2023

Feature Story

Broad Branch Road campus shines under fall foliage

Weinberger Leaning in Shadow

November 29, 2023

Q&A

Beyond the skyline: A chat with Alycia Weinberger on science and community

The 2023 summer interns hold their hands in the middle of the circle

November 21, 2023

Campus News

Exploring Earth and Planetary Science with the 2023 Summer Interns

Mike Wong and colleague Anirudh Prabhu discuss how to tweak the presentation of a network of Earth's atmospheric chemistry in their shared office on the Broad Branch Road campus. — Mike Wong and colleague Anirudh Prabhu discuss how to tweak the presentation of a network of Earth's atmospheric chemistry in their shared office on the Broad Branch Road campus. Photo courtesy Carnegie Institution for Science/Katy Cain

November 17, 2023

Awards

Carnegie’s Anirudh Prabhu recognized for early career excellence

November 03, 2023

Feature Story

Uncovering Alaska's Hidden Caldera

Ca-silicate inclusion inside a diamond from Kankan, Guinea. Photo credit: Margo Regier.

October 18, 2023

Superdeep diamonds provide a window on supercontinent growth

Opalized ammonite. Credit: ARKENSTONE/Rob Lavinsky — Opalized ammonite: A beautiful example from Alberta, Canada of the intersection of biological evolution and mineral evolution — the interplay between minerals and life. A hundred million years ago, the ammonite deposited its own hard carbonate shell — a "biomineral." In this rare case, that original carbonate shell was later replaced by the fiery mineral opal. Credit: ARKENSTONE/Rob Lavinsky

October 16, 2023

Scientists and philosophers team up to study concept of evolution beyond biological context