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An artist's conception of gold hydride synthesiss courtesy of Greg Stewart/ SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

August 12, 2025

Press Release

High-pressure gold hydride synthesized

A researcher conducting fieldwork at the Slave Craton, Canada

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Vera Rubin at Carnegie Science’s former Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, now part of the Earth and Planets Laboratory, in 1972 usi

June 18, 2025

10 Iconic Photographs of Vera Rubin

Vera Rubin at Lowell Observatory, 69-inch [i.e., 72-inch] Telescope (Kent Ford in white helmet)

June 17, 2025

Feature Story

What Else Is Named After Carnegie Astronomer Vera Rubin?

A gray-true color Mercury next to a colorized Mercury that combines visible and near infrared light to highlight the differences in surface composition.

June 17, 2025

Event Highlights

Inside Mercury: What Experimental Geophysics Is Revealing About Our Strangest Planet

Vera Rubin observing at Lowell Observatory

June 11, 2025

10 Inspiring Quotes from Astronomer Vera Rubin

Group Photo - 2025 EPIIC Interns

June 10, 2025

Campus News

Say "Hello" to the 2025 EPIIC Interns

Vera Rubin is depicted on a U.S. quarter. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Mint.

June 03, 2025

Press Release

Vera Rubin Commemorative Quarter Enters Circulation

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