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01/25/2019

Senior Named Churchill Scholar

Lorinda Dajose

Daniel Assumpcao is one of 16 students in the country to be selected for the scholarship, which funds one academic year of graduate study at the University of Cambridge.

01/24/2019

Black Hole Smash-Ups

Whitney Clavin

Using machine-learning programs, physicists have created a precise model for the end state of black hole collisions.

simulated picture of two merging black holes

01/10/2019

All Eyes on a Big Blast Called "Cow"

Whitney Clavin

Caltech astronomers find new clues in the mystery of a dramatic cosmic event.

ALMA, NuSTAR and the Submillimeter Array

01/09/2019

Magnetar Mysteries in our Galaxy and Beyond

Whitney Clavin

When researchers looked at an exotic object called a magnetar, located at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, they found some surprises.

12/18/2018

Young Star Caught in a Fit of Growth

Whitney Clavin

Astronomers have witnessed a rare "FU Ori" stellar outburst in both infrared and visible light for the first time.

12/07/2018

Building the Next-Generation Data Networks

Caltech’s High Energy Physics and network teams collaborate with partners to develop computer networks for "big data" science projects.

Illustration of a global network of computers.

11/27/2018

Caltech's David Reitze Named AAAS Fellow

Whitney Clavin

In addition to David Reitze, two JPL-ers have been named 2018 AAAS fellows.

11/21/2018

Shaping the FUTURE of Women Scientists

Whitney Clavin

Women from a host of different institutions gathered at Caltech for help navigating graduate school admissions.

11/20/2018

Exoplanet Stepping Stones

Whitney Clavin

New observations of a young gas giant demonstrate the power of a ground-based method to search for signatures of life.

11/15/2018

Hunting for Hefty Stars

Whitney Clavin

A massive star that exploded in a supernova known as "type Ic" may have been pinpointed for the first time.

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