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Diana Roman and Andrea Goltz prepare a "trash-cano" at the Earth & Planets Laboratory Open House.

November 03, 2025

Feature Story

Hundreds of Science Enthusiasts Attend Inaugural EPL Open House

New research uses laboratory experiments to demonstrate that water is naturally created during the planet formation process. Credit: Navid Marvi/Carnegie Science

October 30, 2025

Science News

How do planets get wet? Experiments show water creation during planet formation process

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

Science News

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

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