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11/12/2003

Gamma-Ray Bursts, X-Ray Flashes, and Supernovae Not As Different As They Appear

Robert Tindol

For the past several decades, astrophysicists have been puzzling over the origin of powerful but seemingly different explosions that light up the cosmos several times a day. A new study this week demonstrates that all three flavors of these cosmic explosions--gamma-ray bursts, X-ray flashes, and certain supernovae of type Ic--are in fact connected by their common explosive energy, suggesting that a single type of phenomenon, the explosion of a massive star, is the culprit. The main difference between them is the "escape route" used by the energy as it flees from the dying star and its newly born black hole.

11/11/2003

Aeronautical Lab Celebrates Its 75th

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11/10/2003

Leonid Meteor Shower Roars into Skies

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10/22/2003

Caltech, JPL researchers unveil details on new type of light detector based on superconductivity

Robert Tindol

A new and improved way to measure light has been unveiled by physicists at the California Institute of Technology and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The technology exploits the strange but predictable characteristics of superconductivity, and has a number of properties that should lead to uses in a variety of fields, from medicine to astrophysics.

10/16/2003

Caltech Boasts Silver Medal Winners at the 34th International Physics Olympiad

Deborah Williams-Hedges

The California Institute of Technology adds two silver medals to its list of distinguished honors, won by freshmen Emily Russell and Yernur Rysmagambetov, at the 34th International Physics Olympiad in Taiwan.

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.

09/17/2003

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

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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.

07/31/2003

Gravity Variations Predict Earthquake Behavior

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07/29/2003

New Sky Survey Begins at Palomar Observatory

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