Carnegie Institution for Science

The Carnegie Institution for Science is a private nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C., that supports scientific research through research departments, grants, and fellowships.

Andrew Carnegie: Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who funded major educational and cultural institutions. He established the institution in 1902 with an endowment for advancing knowledge.
Carnegie Science Departments: Carnegie Science Departments are research units conducting work in astronomy, Earth science, and organismal biology. They are the institution’s primary home for long-term, investigator-led research.
Mount Wilson Observatory: Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical observatory in California, established with Carnegie support. Its telescopes enabled major discoveries about stars, galaxies, and the expanding universe.
Hubble's law: Hubble's law describes the relationship between a galaxy’s distance and its recession velocity in the expanding universe. Carnegie astronomer Edwin Hubble used observatory data to establish this relation.
Carnegie Corporation of New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York is a philanthropic foundation established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911. It is a separate Carnegie foundation, created later and focused on education and democracy.
Carnegie Observatories: Carnegie Observatories is an astronomy research center operated by Carnegie Science. It represents the institution’s sustained investment in observational and theoretical astronomy.
Palomar Observatory: Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research center in California operated by the California Institute of Technology. Carnegie astronomers collaborated with Palomar researchers and used its facilities.
Dark matter: Dark matter is matter inferred from gravitational effects but not directly observed through emitted or absorbed light. Carnegie astronomer Vera Rubin’s galaxy studies strengthened evidence for its existence.
George Ellery Hale: George Ellery Hale was an American astronomer and scientific organizer who founded major observatories and research institutions. As the institution’s first president, he helped define its support for investigator-led research.
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism: The Department of Terrestrial Magnetism is a Carnegie research department focused on Earth and planetary sciences. Its history illustrates the institution’s support for fundamental geophysical research.

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