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Caltech Particle Physicists Part of Team Awarded Breakthrough Prize
04/14/2025

Caltech Particle Physicists Part of Team Awarded Breakthrough Prize

Whitney Clavin

Members of Large Hadron Collider collaborations honored with prestigious prize.

A picture of the CMS experiment
Exploring Space with AI
04/11/2025

Exploring Space with AI

Ann Motrunich

Local high school student makes breakthroughs at Caltech.

Regeneron Science Talent Search winner Matteo Paz and Caltech president Thomas Rosenbaum stand smiling together at a formal event
Proving Quantum Computers Have the Edge
04/09/2025

Proving Quantum Computers Have the Edge

Whitney Clavin

A new quantum algorithm that simulates nature outperforms its classical counterparts.

A cartoon depicting a quantum computer beating a classical computer in finding the lowest energy
Thomas F. Rosenbaum, the ninth president of Caltech, will retire on June 30, 2026.
04/07/2025

Thomas F. Rosenbaum, the ninth president of Caltech, will retire on June 30, 2026.

Kathy Svitil

Thomas F. Rosenbaum, the ninth president of Caltech, will retire on June 30, 2026, after 12 years in the position. He will remain at the Institute as a member of the faculty.

Thomas F. Rosenbaum
Astronomers Find Giant Dinosaur of a Galaxy
03/26/2025

Astronomers Find Giant Dinosaur of a Galaxy

Whitney Clavin

Newfound galaxy is one of the biggest ever found in distant universe

Picture of Big Wheel spiral galaxy in space
Caltech Offers Admission to Incoming Undergraduate Class
03/25/2025

Caltech Offers Admission to Incoming Undergraduate Class

Julia Ehlert Nair

The Institute released its final round of undergraduate admissions decisions, offering admission to 427 exceptional students.

A teal and orange balloon archway with Welcome to Caltech spelled out in balloons
Pamela Björkman and Jim Eisenstein are named Wolf Prize laureates for 2025
03/14/2025

Pamela Björkman and Jim Eisenstein are named Wolf Prize laureates for 2025

Cynthia Eller

The biologist and physicist have each been awarded the Wolf Prize in their respective fields.

A collage of portraits of Caltech professors Pamela Bjorkman and Jim Eisenstein
Supermassive Black Hole Likely Lurking in Milky Way's Nearest Neighbor
03/06/2025

Supermassive Black Hole Likely Lurking in Milky Way's Nearest Neighbor

Astronomers traced the paths of "hypervelocity" stars to uncover the hidden monster.

What I Learned About Earth After a Year on "Mars"
03/06/2025

What I Learned About Earth After a Year on "Mars"

Elise Cutts

Ross Brockwell (MS '01) served as the flight engineer on NASA's first CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) mission, a simulated mission to Mars carried out on Earth under the watchful eyes of NASA scientists and engineers.

A picture of the four members of the The CHAPEA crew as they leave their simulated Mars mission July 6, 2024, at NASA's Johnson Space Center
New Ocelot Chip Makes Strides in Quantum Computing
02/27/2025

New Ocelot Chip Makes Strides in Quantum Computing

Whitney Clavin
Based on "cat qubits," the technology provides a new way to reduce quantum errors
The Ocelot chip