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KAGRA to Join LIGO and Virgo in Hunt for Gravitational Waves
10/04/2019

KAGRA to Join LIGO and Virgo in Hunt for Gravitational Waves

Whitney Clavin
KAGRA, LIGO, and Virgo will team up to detect gravitational waves.
Photos of KAGRA, LIGO, and Virgo.
First Overtones "Heard" in the Ringing of a Black Hole
09/11/2019

First Overtones "Heard" in the Ringing of a Black Hole

Whitney Clavin
By listening for specific tones in the gravitational waves of black hole mergers, researchers are putting Albert Einstein's theories to new tests.
Simulation of black hole data
A Metal Unlike Itself
09/10/2019

A Metal Unlike Itself

Whitney Clavin
Physicists find evidence for the mechanism by which metals may exhibit "ferroelectricity"
Image of lithium osmate sample
Caltech Faculty Honored with Breakthrough and New Horizons Prizes
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.
Breakthrough Prize
Newly Discovered Giant Planet Slingshots Around Its Star
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.
Exoplanet orbit
Gravitational-wave Harmony
08/20/2019

Gravitational-wave Harmony

Whitney Clavin
Summer student Mahlet Shiferaw is studying higher-order modes of gravitational waves
Mahlet Shiferaw
New Fellowship Honors Robbie Vogt, Who Shaped World-Leading Observatories
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.
Kip Thorne, Ron Drever, and Robbie Vogt
Ghosts of Ancient Explosions Live on in Stars Today
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.
Image of a Type Ia supernova.
Dead Stars Found Whipping Around Each Other in Minutes
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.
Artwork of white dwarfs
ZTF Spots Asteroid with Shortest Year
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.
animated asteroid image
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