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Planet Survives Threat of Engulfment by Its Star
07/07/2023

Planet Survives Threat of Engulfment by Its Star

Whitney Clavin
New study proposes how the fortunate planet may have endured.
Artist's concept of a planet around a merged star.
Scientists Find Evidence for Slow-Rolling Sea of Gravitational Waves
06/28/2023

Scientists Find Evidence for Slow-Rolling Sea of Gravitational Waves

Whitney Clavin
NANOGrav team releases new analysis based on 15 years of data.
Artist's concept of a network of pulsars that detect gravitational waves from pairs of orbiting supermassive black holes.
Breaking Ground on the Quantum World
06/27/2023

Breaking Ground on the Quantum World

Ann Motrunich
A new interdisciplinary laboratory will probe the nature of space and time.
A duotoned green montage includes quantum physics experimental equipment, images related to fundamental physics and astrophysics, and a preliminary building concept.
Mars, Texas: My Year in Simulated Space
06/26/2023

Mars, Texas: My Year in Simulated Space

Elise Cutts
Alumnus Ross Brockwell is living on the Red Planet—in Houston.
Ross Brockwell, and a picture of the Mars simulation
Voyager Scientist Celebrates 50 Years at Caltech
06/23/2023

Voyager Scientist Celebrates 50 Years at Caltech

Julia Ehlert
Alan Cummings (PhD ‘73), senior research scientist in the Space Radiation Laboratory, is recognized for 50 years of service to Caltech.
Alan Cummings
Caltech Introduces New Leadership Chairs and Named Professorships
06/16/2023

Caltech Introduces New Leadership Chairs and Named Professorships

This year, Caltech recognized three faculty members with leadership chairs and 13 with named professorships.
Caltech Hosts Conference for Emerging Black Academics in STEM
06/13/2023

Caltech Hosts Conference for Emerging Black Academics in STEM

Julia Ehlert
Regional conference highlights Black researchers across disciplines.
Group photo of the Conference for Emerging Black Academics in STEM
New Keck Observatory Instrument Sets Its Sights on Turtle Nebula
06/12/2023

New Keck Observatory Instrument Sets Its Sights on Turtle Nebula

Whitney Clavin
Imaging spectrograph will trace cosmic gas in exquisite detail.
The Keck and Subaru observatories atop Maunakea summit in Hawaiʻi.
Astronomers Discover Extremely Warped Supernova
06/12/2023

Astronomers Discover Extremely Warped Supernova

Ivona Kostadinova, ZTF
Rare supernova find will help probe distribution of matter in galaxies
The four, duplicated images of SN Zwicky are seen here, observed at the highest possible resolution with the W.M. Keck Observatory. The surroundings are observed at a lower resolution.
Hertz Graduate Fellows Announced
06/06/2023

Hertz Graduate Fellows Announced

Cynthia Eller
Caltech Graduate Student Philip Kocheril and Two Incoming Graduate Students Win 2023 Hertz Fellowships
Composite image of 2023 Hertz Fellows