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09/10/2019

A Metal Unlike Itself

Whitney Clavin

Physicists find evidence for the mechanism by which metals may exhibit "ferroelectricity"

09/06/2019

Caltech Faculty Honored with Breakthrough and New Horizons Prizes

Robert Perkins and Whitney Clavin

Caltech's Katherine L. (Katie) Bouman, Xie Chen, and Xinwen Zhu recognized for contributions in physics and mathematics.

08/27/2019

Newly Discovered Giant Planet Slingshots Around Its Star

Elise Cutts

Three times the mass of Jupiter, a first-of-its-kind planet swings around its star on a bizarre path.

08/20/2019

Gravitational-wave Harmony

Whitney Clavin

Summer student Mahlet Shiferaw is studying higher-order modes of gravitational waves

08/16/2019

New Fellowship Honors Robbie Vogt, Who Shaped World-Leading Observatories

Initiated by longtime colleague Kip Thorne (BS '62), the Rochus E. Vogt Fellowship will support generations of Caltech graduate students in physics.

08/05/2019

Ghosts of Ancient Explosions Live on in Stars Today

Lori Dajose

The chemical composition of certain stars gives clues about their predecessors, stars that have long since exploded and faded.

07/24/2019

Dead Stars Found Whipping Around Each Other in Minutes

Whitney Clavin

The Zwicky Transient Facility finds a rare duo of rapidly orbiting white dwarfs.

07/08/2019

ZTF Spots Asteroid with Shortest Year

Whitney Clavin

ZTF has spotted a rare bird of an asteroid that orbits entirely within Earth's orbit.

07/02/2019

Fast Radio Burst Pinpointed to Distant Galaxy

Whitney Clavin

In a rare feat, astronomers have pinpointed the place of origin of a fast radio burst, with a surprising outcome.

07/01/2019

Spiraling Filaments Feed Young Galaxies

Whitney Clavin

The Keck Cosmic Web Imager's improved sensitivity and resolution are giving astronomers a better look at galaxy mechanics.

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