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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

"Macromolecular Metabiology," used for frontispiece of CIW publication 624, "Studies of Macromolecular Biosynthesis"

October 17, 2025

Feature Story

From Atoms to Cells: A History of the Biophysics Section

Artist's conception of moon-forming environment. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Gabriele Cugno (University of Zürich, NCCR PlanetS), Sierra Grant (Carnegie Institution for Science), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI)

September 29, 2025

Press Release

Astronomers get first-ever peek into a gas giant’s moon-forming environment

Steven Shirey

September 24, 2025

Awards

Steven B. Shirey awarded AGU’s Hess Medal

Mars

September 18, 2025

Q&A

Q&A: Perseverance Rover finds a rock with "leopard spots"

Three postdocs point at a feature in a rock in Rock Creek Park

Carnegie Science at Rock Creek Park Day

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ALycia Weinberger uses a table top telescope

Carnegie Science at the Astronomy Festival on the National Mall

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