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What Hundreds of Millions of Galaxies Can Teach Us About the Big Bang
02/21/2025

What Hundreds of Millions of Galaxies Can Teach Us About the Big Bang

Whitney Clavin
NASA's SPHEREx mission will provide new clues about the explosive, inflationary phase of our universe.
Trio of Caltech Professors Named Sloan Fellows
02/18/2025

Trio of Caltech Professors Named Sloan Fellows

Whitney Clavin
Scott Cushing, Ryan Hadt, and Kareem El-Badry awarded with Sloan fellowships.
AI Program Plays the Long Game to Solve Decades-Old Math Problems
02/13/2025

AI Program Plays the Long Game to Solve Decades-Old Math Problems

Whitney Clavin
A Caltech-led team has developed a new machine-learning algorithm to solve two families of problems related to a decades-old math problem.
#SoCaltech: Nivedita Mahesh
01/29/2025

#SoCaltech: Nivedita Mahesh

Jon Nalick
Nivedita Mahesh, the David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Astronomy, is a volunteer dance instructor for the Los Angeles-based dance group Bollypop.
Three Caltech Scientists Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
01/21/2025

Three Caltech Scientists Receive Presidential Early Career Awards

Cynthia Eller
Katie Bouman, Katerina Chatziioannou, and Nick Hutzler receive Presidential Early Career awards.
Winners of the PECASE award in 2025, from left to right, Katie Bouman, Katerina Chatziioannou, and Nick Hutzler
Southern California Wildfires Impact Caltech Community
01/15/2025

Southern California Wildfires Impact Caltech Community

Julia Ehlert Nair
Amid devastating loss and widespread displacement, the Caltech community comes together in support
LIGO Operator Presented with Blackfoot Headdress
01/07/2025

LIGO Operator Presented with Blackfoot Headdress

Whitney Clavin
Caltech's Corey Gray honored by the Siksika Nation for his work in gravitational-wave science.
Blackfoot Headdress ceremony
Palomar Observatory Produces New and Improved "Rainbows" for Astronomers
01/07/2025

Palomar Observatory Produces New and Improved "Rainbows" for Astronomers

Whitney Clavin
The 200-inch Hale Telescope has been upgraded with a state-of-the-art spectrograph
A Year of Sharing
12/20/2024

A Year of Sharing

Ann Motrunich
In 2024, campus outreach inspired discovery and exploration
A densely gathered crowd wearing eclipse glasses and looking upward
2024 Year in Review
12/17/2024

2024 Year in Review

Caltech News
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some of the Caltech-led discoveries and innovations from throughout the past year.
Collage of images from 2024 Caltech news stories including jellyfish, microbes, supernovae and more, with nothing illustrated at scale.