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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
Researchers show that a wide variety of animal locomotion styles can be modeled with a single algorithm.
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 to move materials across the lunar surface and keep pesky moon dust out of lunar habitats.
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 than 50 years at the Institute, passed away on July 17.
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 enduring exploration of Earth’s closest celestial companion.
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 helium on the other.
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
The W. M. Keck Foundation has given $4 million to Caltech to endow the Edward C. Stone Professorship. The position honors the internationally known physicist who served for 50 years as project scientist for NASA's Voyager mission.
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.
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
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