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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards $17.5 million for Thirty-Meter Telescope plans
10/16/2003

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards $17.5 million for Thirty-Meter Telescope plans

Robert Tindol
The dream of a giant optical telescope to improve our understanding of the universe and its origin has moved a step closer to reality today. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded $17.5 million to fund a detailed design study of the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT). This new grant allows the California Institute of Technology and its partner, the University of California, to proceed with formulating detailed construction plans for the telescope.
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Infrared space-based astronomy on front burner for Caltech employees at the SIRTF Science Center
09/17/2003

Infrared space-based astronomy on front burner for Caltech employees at the SIRTF Science Center

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Caltech Student is Awarded Gold Medal at 34th International Physics Olympiad
09/02/2003

Caltech Student is Awarded Gold Medal at 34th International Physics Olympiad

Caltech Communications
Pavel Batrachenko, an Axline scholar and incoming freshman at the California Institute of Technology, was awarded a gold medal at the 34th International Physics Olympiad in Taiwan.
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Gravity Variations Predict Earthquake Behavior
07/31/2003

Gravity Variations Predict Earthquake Behavior

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New Sky Survey Begins at Palomar Observatory
07/29/2003

New Sky Survey Begins at Palomar Observatory

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A Detailed Map of Dark Matter in a Galactic Cluster Reveals How Giant Cosmic Structures Formed
07/17/2003

A Detailed Map of Dark Matter in a Galactic Cluster Reveals How Giant Cosmic Structures Formed

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International Teams Set New Long-range Speed Record with Next-generation Internet Protocol
06/26/2003

International Teams Set New Long-range Speed Record with Next-generation Internet Protocol

Robert Tindol
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Status of women in astronomy to be revisitedduring special AAS conference at Caltech
06/16/2003

Status of women in astronomy to be revisitedduring special AAS conference at Caltech

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Astronomers "weigh" pulsar's planets
05/29/2003

Astronomers "weigh" pulsar's planets

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Caltech Faculty Member Named Scientist of the Year
05/07/2003

Caltech Faculty Member Named Scientist of the Year

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