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This picture of Neptune was produced from the last whole planet images taken through the green and orange filters on NASA's Voyager 2 narrow angle camera. Credit: JPL

April 03, 2026

Science News

The depths of Neptune and Uranus may be “superionic”

An artist’s conception of the gas giant planet TOI-5205 b orbiting a small, cool red dwarf star. Image courtesy Katherine Cain, Carnegie Science.

April 02, 2026

Science News

How did this get made? Giant planet orbits small star

Shreyas Vissapragada in front of an artist's conception of a planet passing in front of a red dwarf star. The illustration was created by NASA, ESA, and Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

February 20, 2026

Q&A

Wanted: Exoplanets With a Flair for Drama

This artist’s concept shows what a thick atmosphere above a vast magma ocean on exoplanet TOI-561 b could look like. Measurements of light captured from the planet’s dayside by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope suggest that in spite of the intense radiation it receives from its star, TOI-561 b is not a bare rock. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)

December 10, 2025

Science News

Ultra-hot lava world has thick atmosphere, upending expectations

Images from the night of 2025 SC79’s discovery showing its motion relative to background stars. Photographs courtesy of Scott S. Sheppard.

October 16, 2025

Fast-moving asteroid found in Sun’s glare

NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered “leopard spots” on a reddish rock nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” in Mars’ Jezero Crater in July 2024. Scientists think the spots may indicate that, billions of years ago, the chemical reactions in this rock could have supported microbial life; other explanations are being considered. NASA/JPL-Caltech

August 09, 2024

Q&A

Q&A: "Intriguing" Martian rock discovered by rover

Sarah Seager in front of a blackboard. Photo by Sam Ogden

June 12, 2024

Awards

Sara Seager wins Kavli Prize

artist's impression of 51 Pegasi b. Courtesy ESO/Kornmesser.

July 08, 2024

Organizational News

Carnegie Science selected as host institution for Heising-Simons 51 Pegasi b Fellows

Marilyn Fogel

October 03, 2022

Awards

Carnegie’s Marilyn Fogel Posthumously Honored by AGU For Legacy of Interdisciplinary Research

Banner image: 'earth-like' planet

May 22, 2024

Feature Story

How Do We Define an 'Earth-Like' Planet?

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