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A Black Hole Triggers a Premature Supernova
09/02/2021

A Black Hole Triggers a Premature Supernova

Lori Dajose
A massive star is prematurely blown up by its neighbor, producing one of the most radio-luminous supernovae ever observed.
Artwork of a massive star about to explode, after being hit by a black hole or neutron star.
How Saturn Makes Waves in Its Own Rings
08/16/2021

How Saturn Makes Waves in Its Own Rings

Whitney Clavin
New analysis of ripples in the rings reveals nature of gas giant's core.
An artist illustration of Saturn and its wobbling core (grey).
Saul Teukolsky Receives Dirac Medal
08/10/2021

Saul Teukolsky Receives Dirac Medal

Whitney Clavin
Saul Teukolsky and colleagues honored for theoretical work on black holes.
Saul Teukolsky
New Spin on Planet Formation Mysteries
07/29/2021

New Spin on Planet Formation Mysteries

A new Keck Observatory instrument can determine the spin rates of exoplanets.
Artwork of the HR 8799 system showing a white star and four red planets.
From Caltech Magazine: Biology through the Eyes of a Physicist
07/26/2021

From Caltech Magazine: Biology through the Eyes of a Physicist

A look at the multifaceted, interdisciplinary world of biophysics
colorful digital drawing resembling a snowflake with biology and physics structures incorporated
From Caltech Magazine: Where Big Ideas Take Shape
07/08/2021

From Caltech Magazine: Where Big Ideas Take Shape

Situated inconspicuously on the south side of campus is a cavernous building that has witnessed some of the most influential developments in the history of astronomy and physics.
Workers pose with a 200-inch mirror, under construction for Palomar Observatory
From Caltech Magazine: A Lifelong Quest to Understand the Universe
07/06/2021

From Caltech Magazine: A Lifelong Quest to Understand the Universe

Varoujan Gorjian (BS ’92) dreamed of being an astronaut, but when that goal was thwarted, he realized that understanding the universe was a worthy pursuit in itself.
Varoujan Gorjian standing in front of an artist's rendering of the gaseous accretion disk of an active galactic nucleus
Xie Chen Wins Simons Investigator Award
07/06/2021

Xie Chen Wins Simons Investigator Award

Whitney Clavin
As a Simons Investigator, Xie Chen will explore novel quantum patterns in materials.
Chen
A White Dwarf Living on the Edge
06/30/2021

A White Dwarf Living on the Edge

Whitney Clavin
The Zwicky Transient Facility has identified an extremely magnetized and rapidly rotating ultra-massive white dwarf.
Artwork of a white dwarf in comparison to Earth's moon.
LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA finds elusive mergers of black holes with neutron stars
06/29/2021

LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA finds elusive mergers of black holes with neutron stars

The gravitational network confirms first known collision of a black hole and neutron star.
Artwork of a neutron star–black hole merger
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