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A Decade of NuSTAR: What Its X-Ray Vision Has Taught Us
09/09/2022

A Decade of NuSTAR: What Its X-Ray Vision Has Taught Us

Andrew Moseman
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), led by Caltech and managed by JPL, turned 10 years old in June. This space telescope detects high-energy X-ray light and studies some of the most energetic objects and processes in the universe.
Bright green sources of high-energy X-ray light captured by NuSTAR overlaid on an optical-light image of the Whirlpool galaxy and its companion galaxy, M51b (the bright greenish-white spot above).
As Mars Perseverance Rover Rolls Along the Delta, Scientists at Caltech Roll Up Their Sleeves
08/23/2022

As Mars Perseverance Rover Rolls Along the Delta, Scientists at Caltech Roll Up Their Sleeves

Robert Perkins
Caltech geoscientists begin probing sediment samples on Mars in search of ancient signs of life.
Delta
NASA Selects UVEX Mission Proposal for Further Study
08/22/2022

NASA Selects UVEX Mission Proposal for Further Study

NASA has selected the the UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX), led by Caltech's Fiona Harrison, for further study.
Ultraviolet light is seen in blue in this picture of Barnard's Galaxy.
NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins Holds a Q&A from Space
08/18/2022

NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins Holds a Q&A from Space

Omar Shamout
The former Caltech postdoc answered questions from the Caltech community live from the International Space Station
Jessica Watkins Q&A event in Ramo Auditorium on August 9, 2022.
A Test Chamber for NASA's New Cosmic Mapmaker Makes a Dramatic Entrance
08/16/2022

A Test Chamber for NASA's New Cosmic Mapmaker Makes a Dramatic Entrance

Calla Cofield of JPL
The SPHEREx space telescope will create a 3-D map of the entire sky. Its cutting-edge instruments require a custom-built chamber to make sure they're ready to operate in space.
SPHEREx hardware being lowered into a basement lab.
Caltech Mourns the Passing of Thomas G. Phillips
08/15/2022

Caltech Mourns the Passing of Thomas G. Phillips

Whitney Clavin
Thomas G. Phillips, the John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics, Emeritus, passed away on August 6, 2022. He was 85.
Tom Phillips
Mathematically Percolating
08/05/2022

Mathematically Percolating

Whitney Clavin
Tom Hutchcroft explains why phase transitions in percolation models are so fascinating.
Tom Hutchcroft
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Decommissioning Receives Final Permits and Selects Contractors
08/02/2022

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Decommissioning Receives Final Permits and Selects Contractors

Caltech has received the necessary permits to begin the physical deconstruction of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) in Hawai‘i.
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Writing in the Language of Math
08/01/2022

Writing in the Language of Math

Whitney Clavin
From chalk to software code, mathematicians and scientists use a variety of methods to express equations and formulas, and they have different ideas about the meaning behind their numerical prose.
Equations written in black on a pink background
Maria Spiropulu to Co-Chair National Academies' Elementary Particle Physics Committee
07/27/2022

Maria Spiropulu to Co-Chair National Academies' Elementary Particle Physics Committee

The National Academies are launching a new study to set a vision for the field of particle physics in the next decade and beyond.
Maria Spiropulu
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