Carnegie Science's mission is to advance investigation, research, and discovery, and to apply that knowledge for the improvement of humankind. We empower world-class investigators to pursue the ...

Carnegie's newest scientific division, Biosphere Sciences & Engineering, is devoted to disrupting the traditional, siloed perspective on research in the life sciences and pursuing an integrated ...

Drawing on more than a century of science, our multidisciplinary department discovers exoplanets, creates new materials, illuminates Earth's inner workings, and seeks to better understand the universe ...

Michael Wong is an astrobiologist and planetary scientist whose primary scientific interests are planetary atmospheres, habitability, biosignatures, and the emergence of life. He is co-authoring a ...

On the night of October 5-6, 1923, Carnegie astronomer Edwin P. Hubble took a plate of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) with the Hooker 100-inch telescope of the Mount Wilson Observatory. This plate, ...

Each autumn, the Earth & Planets Laboratory (EPL) conducts international searches for exceptional early-career researchers to join its vibrant cohort of postdocs. These fellows bring fresh expertise, ...

The 2026 CASSI program will take place from June 15 - August 21, 2026. Carnegie Observatories is seeking undergraduate students interested in paid scientific research internships during the 2026 ...

We pursue research breakthroughs across scales from genomes to ecosystems and planets to the cosmos. We collaborate between three interdisciplinary divisions—Biosphere Sciences & Engineering, the ...

In 1904 George Ellery Hale, seeking clearer skies than existed near his native Chicago, obtained support from the newly formed Carnegie Institution of Washington to found the Mount Wilson Solar ...

Washington, DC— Pairing cutting-edge chemistry with artificial intelligence, a multidisciplinary team of scientists found fresh chemical evidence of Earth’s earliest life—concealed in 3.3-billion-year ...

Since 1902, Carnegie Science investigators and Carnegie-funded researchers have made a tremendous impact on the global research enterprise. The hallmark freedom and flexibility granted to Carnegie ...