Astronomers have uncovered the most pristine star ever found in the universe, revealing a breathtaking window into the ...

A record-setting pristine star provides a window into the dawn of stars and galaxies in the universe. This groundbreaking ...

Astronomer Michael R. Blanton will join the Carnegie Science Observatories as its 12th director, overseeing astronomical research in Pasadena and telescope operations at Las Campanas Observatory in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Astronomers have discovered a super-size black hole harkening back to almost the dawn of creation. It’s the farthest black hole ever found. A team led by the Carnegie ...

Illuminating the Dark. Mysterious dark matter and neutrinos, formed moments after the Big Bang, are the focus of a new cosmological collaboration between USC, UC Riverside and the Carnegie Science ...

Astronomer and instrumentation expert Stephen Shectman of the Carnegie Observatories has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Shectman investigates the large-scale structure of the ...