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02/23/2022

Colossal Black Holes Locked in Dance at Heart of Galaxy

Whitney Clavin

A sinusoidal light curve spanning 45 years points to the presence of orbiting supermassive black holes at the core of a distant galaxy.

Artwork of two supermassive black holes, one of which has a powerful jet

02/22/2022

Caltech Faculty Member and Six Alumni Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Emily Velasco

Former JPL director Michael Watkins, professor of aerospace and geophysics, is one is 133 new members elected to the NAE this year.

02/15/2022

Three Caltech Professors Named 2022 Sloan Fellows

Whitney Clavin

Three Caltech professors have been awarded 2022 Sloan Research Fellowships.

Katerina Chatziioannou, Maxwell Robb, and Lu Wei

02/11/2022

Tinkering with Physics

Whitney Clavin

Zach Tobin has made a career out of having fun with gadgets.

Zach Tobin in front of the Rubens' tube demo.

02/11/2022

Astronomy Researchers Celebrate Mentors

Alyce Torrice

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, three Caltech researchers share who has inspired them along their personal and professional journey.

split-screen image, woman in glasses and dark teal shirt on left, woman in light teal shirt in a laboratory on right

02/10/2022

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Receives Decommissioning Permit

Whitney Clavin

Caltech has received the final approval needed to begin decommissioning the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) from Maunakea in Hawai‘i.

02/03/2022

Puffy Planets Lose Atmospheres, Become Super-Earths

Whitney Clavin

Observations with the Keck and Hubble telescopes find gas escaping from a class of exoplanets called mini-Neptunes.

Illustration of the mini-Neptune TOI 560.01, located 103 light-years away in the Hydra constellation.

01/17/2022

Palomar Survey Instrument Analyzes Impact of Starlink Satellites

Whitney Clavin

A study of archival images from Zwicky Transient Facility shows an increase in satellite streaks.

ZTF image of Andromeda galaxy with a Starlink streak through it.

01/14/2022

Ginsburgs Give to Create New Quantum Center and Building at Caltech

Ann Motrunich

The center will unite researchers exploring quantum systems and their potential uses.

01/12/2022

Jenny Wan Named Churchill Scholar

Whitney Clavin

Scholarship will fund her first year of studies at University of Cambridge.

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