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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.
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
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
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.
Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 Supernovae
12/04/2024

Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 Supernovae

Whitney Clavin
The Palomar Observatory instrument is a game changer in the hunt for exploding stars.
The 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope
Disk Surrounding Star is Sizzling Hot
11/21/2024

Disk Surrounding Star is Sizzling Hot

Whitney Clavin
Results provide insights into how young stars grow.
Artwork of a young FU Ori star surrounded by a swirling hot disk.
Watson Lecture: Katerina Chatziioannou Explores the Struggle Between Matter and Gravity in the Universe
11/12/2024

Watson Lecture: Katerina Chatziioannou Explores the Struggle Between Matter and Gravity in the Universe

Katie Neith
In a public talk called “Matter vs. Gravity: Listening to Colliding Black Holes and Neutron Stars with Gravitational Waves,” theoretical astrophysicist Katerina Chatziioannou, assistant professor of physics and William H. Hurt Scholar, will delve into the work of her research group to explore how the universe is shaped by the struggle of forces between matter and the attraction of gravity that brings matter together.
Image of Katerina Chatziioannou standing in front of chalk board holding books in grey blazer and burgandy blouse
When "Squishy Space Goop" Collides
11/08/2024

When "Squishy Space Goop" Collides

Whitney Clavin
Q&A with new faculty member Elias Most about modeling mega-collisions between neutron stars.
Artwork of neutron stars.