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From Caltech Magazine: Tales of Spitzer Space Telescope
05/12/2020

From Caltech Magazine: Tales of Spitzer Space Telescope

Earlier this year, Spitzer Space Telescope was officially retired after 16 years in orbit, leaving behind a trove of memories for hundreds of people involved in its trailblazing mission.
illustration of the Spitzer Space Telescope
Bands of Clouds Swirl Across Brown Dwarf's Surface
05/05/2020

Bands of Clouds Swirl Across Brown Dwarf's Surface

Whitney Clavin
For the first time, astronomers have used a tool called polarimetry to measure cloud patterns on a brown dwarf.
Artwork of a rotating striped brown dwarf.
Rotating Galaxies Galore
04/21/2020

Rotating Galaxies Galore

Whitney Clavin
An ambitious international sky survey has released a new catalog of rotating galaxies.
Rotating galaxies imaged by ALMA.
Black Hole Bends Light Back on Itself
04/08/2020

Black Hole Bends Light Back on Itself

Whitney Clavin
Astronomers detect light from a disk around a black hole being pulled back by the black hole's monstrous gravity.
Artist's concept of a black hole surrounding by an accretion disk.
New Superconducting Film Resists a Magnet's Power to Thwart It
04/01/2020

New Superconducting Film Resists a Magnet's Power to Thwart It

Andrew Moseman
Joseph Falson found a superconducting material that retains its superconductivity even after exposure to magnetic fields that, according to the predictions of conventional theories, normally should disrupt that property.
Professor Joseph Falson
Shining New Light on Dark Matter
02/28/2020

Shining New Light on Dark Matter

Whitney Clavin
Kathryn Zurek talks about the ongoing search for an invisible substance that permeates the galaxy.
Kathryn Zurek
Researchers Selected for First Class of AAS Fellows
02/27/2020

Researchers Selected for First Class of AAS Fellows

Robert Perkins
Fiona Harrison, Andrew Ingersoll, and Anneila Sargent among those selected
AAS Fellows
Stargazing in Spanish
02/24/2020

Stargazing in Spanish

Judy Hill
Two non-English language astronomy outreach events are planned for the community.
People watching a lecture
Charles Elachi to Receive National Air and Space Museum Trophy
02/13/2020

Charles Elachi to Receive National Air and Space Museum Trophy

Whitney Clavin
Charles Elachi has been selected to receive the 2020 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement.
Charles Elachi
Inspired by Science Fiction and Symmetry
02/10/2020

Inspired by Science Fiction and Symmetry

Whitney Clavin
Former Caltech postdoc Jim Gates talked about his childhood, diversity in science, and more at a lecture at Caltech.
Jim Gates
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