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Disk Surrounding Star is Sizzling Hot
11/21/2024

Disk Surrounding Star is Sizzling Hot

Whitney Clavin
Results provide insights into how young stars grow.
Artwork of a young FU Ori star surrounded by a swirling hot disk.
For the Love of Partial Differential Equations: A Conversation with Franca Hoffmann
11/15/2024

For the Love of Partial Differential Equations: A Conversation with Franca Hoffmann

Cynthia Eller
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Franca Hoffmann, with long light brown hair and glasses, wearing a white scarf and a light blue sweater, stands outside Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus.
Watson Lecture: Katerina Chatziioannou Explores the Struggle Between Matter and Gravity in the Universe
11/12/2024

Watson Lecture: Katerina Chatziioannou Explores the Struggle Between Matter and Gravity in the Universe

Katie Neith
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Image of Katerina Chatziioannou standing in front of chalk board holding books in grey blazer and burgandy blouse
When "Squishy Space Goop" Collides
11/08/2024

When "Squishy Space Goop" Collides

Whitney Clavin
Q&A with new faculty member Elias Most about modeling ...
Artwork of neutron stars.
Mighty Radio Bursts Linked to Massive Galaxies
11/06/2024

Mighty Radio Bursts Linked to Massive Galaxies

Whitney Clavin
Results from Caltech's Deep Synoptic Array-110 provide new clues ...
A photo montage of the DSA-110 radio telescopes with the FRB host galaxies in the sky.
Dandelion Supernova Revealed in 3-D
10/24/2024

Dandelion Supernova Revealed in 3-D

Whitney Clavin
New observations probe a sphere of filaments around a dead star
Artwork of the protruding filaments making up the supernova remains.
First Black Hole in a Triple Star System Found
10/23/2024

First Black Hole in a Triple Star System Found

Whitney Clavin
Star system observed 8,000 light-years away may be the first ...
Artwork of the V404 Cygni system, in the black hole is consuming a nearby star.
The Algebra of Language
10/18/2024

The Algebra of Language

Whitney Clavin
Using ideas from theoretical physics, Matilde Marcolli has created ...
Matile Marcolli writes equations on a clear board.
Caltech Alumnus Jin Ming Koh Wins LeRoy Apker Award from the American Physical Society
10/16/2024

Caltech Alumnus Jin Ming Koh Wins LeRoy Apker Award from the American Physical Society

Cynthia Eller
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Headshot of Jin Ming Koh with dark glasses and dark sports jacket
It's Twins! Mystery of Famed Brown Dwarf Solved
10/16/2024

It's Twins! Mystery of Famed Brown Dwarf Solved

Whitney Clavin
Astronomers have discovered that a well-studied brown dwarf is in ...
Artwork showing twin brown dwarfs in orbit around an M-dwarf star. The orbital lines are shown in orange and blue.