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Phil Hopkins Named Simons Investigator
09/05/2023

Phil Hopkins Named Simons Investigator

Whitney Clavin
Phil Hopkins has been named a 2023 Simons Investigator, an ...
Phil Hopkins
Removal of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope from Maunakea Underway
08/28/2023

Removal of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope from Maunakea Underway

Disassembly of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory’s 34-foot ...
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Kip Thorne (BS '62) Explains the Power of Gravitational Waves
08/28/2023

Kip Thorne (BS '62) Explains the Power of Gravitational Waves

Andrew Moseman
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Illustration of Kip Thorne in front of an astronomical background
What Do a Jellyfish, a Cat, a Snake, and an Astronaut Have in Common? Math.
08/09/2023

What Do a Jellyfish, a Cat, a Snake, and an Astronaut Have in Common? Math.

Emily Velasco
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A computer generated image of a jellyfish at several stages of its swimming motion.
These Student Projects Could Help Build a Moon Base
07/31/2023

These Student Projects Could Help Build a Moon Base

Ker Than
The LATTICE and HOMES projects out of Caltech demonstrate how ...
Caltech student setting up LATTICE demonstrator during a demo on campus
Caltech Mourns the Passing of David B. Wales (1939–2023)
07/20/2023

Caltech Mourns the Passing of David B. Wales (1939–2023)

Whitney Clavin
Caltech’s mathematics professor David Wales, who spent more ...
David Wales
Moon Gazing: The Long Story of Lunar Research at Caltech
07/20/2023

Moon Gazing: The Long Story of Lunar Research at Caltech

Ker Than
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission marks a new chapter in Caltech’s ...
Bethany Ehlmann holding a model of the Moon in her hand
Two-Faced Star Exposed
07/19/2023

Two-Faced Star Exposed

Whitney Clavin
Unusual white dwarf star is made of hydrogen on one side and ...
dappled blue orb with a black background dotted with stars
Keck Foundation Honors Edward Stone with Endowed Professorship at Caltech
07/10/2023

Keck Foundation Honors Edward Stone with Endowed Professorship at Caltech

Annette Moore
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Ed Stone standing in front of a scale-model of the Voyager spacecraft at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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.