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Building a Burger with Math
02/19/2024

Building a Burger with Math

Whitney Clavin
Koji Arai, a lead research scientist at LIGO who dabbles in art, created a digital burger using just one mathematical formula.
A digital burger drawn with one mathematical formula.
New Caltech-led Mission Will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions
02/13/2024

New Caltech-led Mission Will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions

In addition to conducting a highly sensitive all-sky survey, UVEX will be able to quickly point toward sources of ultraviolet light in the universe.
Picture of the spiral galaxy NGC 1097.
Learners Connect Across Pasadena
02/12/2024

Learners Connect Across Pasadena

Ann Motrunich
Caltech students share math and science skills in Rise tutoring program
A person leans over a smiling child seated at a table
How Can AI Propel Exploration of the Cosmos, the Oceans, and the Earth?
02/06/2024

How Can AI Propel Exploration of the Cosmos, the Oceans, and the Earth?

Ann Motrunich
Hear from four researchers on the Caltech Science Exchange.
Black and white headshots of of four researchers on top of an image of dots and lines meant to represent data science
Watson Lecture: Shri Kulkarni Discusses Scanning the Night Sky
01/29/2024

Watson Lecture: Shri Kulkarni Discusses Scanning the Night Sky

Katie Neith
In this Watson Lecture, Shri Kulkarni, Zwicky Transient Facility's principal investigator and the George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science, will discuss the history and development of ZTF, a public-private partnership aimed at the systematic exploration of the optical night sky.
Image of Shri Kulkarni in purple shirt and grey blazer in front of fountain
75 Years Later, Palomar Observatory Still Shaping Astronomy
01/26/2024

75 Years Later, Palomar Observatory Still Shaping Astronomy

Whitney Clavin
Formerly the world’s largest working telescope for more than 40 years, the facility remains cutting-edge thanks to new instrumentation
Picture of Hale Telescope dome
#SoCaltech: Adolfo Carvalho
01/24/2024

#SoCaltech: Adolfo Carvalho

Jon Nalick
Astrophysics graduate student Adolfo Carvalho won the Rose Bowl Half Marathon on Sunday, January 21, in 1 hour, 11 minutes, 26 seconds He competed against more than 5,000 other participants.
Astrophysics graduate student Adolfo Carvalho crossing the finish line for the Rose Bowl Half Marathon
New Data, Same Great Appearance for M87*
01/22/2024

New Data, Same Great Appearance for M87*

Emily Velasco
An astronomy team that includes Caltech researchers has generated a new image of M87*, the first black hole imaged by humans. The reproducibility of M87*'s likeness with new data helps to validate the original work.
An image of the M87  black hole
Tilted Orbits
01/10/2024

Tilted Orbits

Whitney Clavin
How the orbital inclinations of brown dwarfs reveal clues about their formation.
Artwork of a glowing hot Jupiter planet
How an Undergraduate Came to Work on Caltech's Space Solar Power Demonstrator
01/08/2024

How an Undergraduate Came to Work on Caltech's Space Solar Power Demonstrator

Caltech undergraduate Raha Riazati helped design the ground station equipment to detect a signal beamed from space as part of the Space Solar Power Project.
An artistic rendering of the Space Solar Power Demonstrator