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Palomar Observatory Produces New and Improved "Rainbows" for Astronomers
01/07/2025

Palomar Observatory Produces New and Improved "Rainbows" for Astronomers

Whitney Clavin
The 200-inch Hale Telescope has been upgraded with a state-of-the-art spectrograph
The Next Generation Palomar Spectrograph (NGPS)
A Year of Sharing
12/20/2024

A Year of Sharing

Ann Motrunich
In 2024, campus outreach inspired discovery and exploration
A densely gathered crowd wearing eclipse glasses and looking upward
2024 Year in Review
12/17/2024

2024 Year in Review

Caltech News
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some of the Caltech-led discoveries and innovations from throughout the past year.
Collage of images from 2024 Caltech news stories including jellyfish, microbes, supernovae and more, with nothing illustrated at scale.
#SoCaltech: Drew Miles
12/17/2024

#SoCaltech: Drew Miles

Jon Nalick
Drew Miles, a research assistant professor of physics, is working on the next FIREBall (the Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon) suborbital mission to map ultraviolet light from the faint medium around nearby galaxies.
Drew Miles
Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 Supernovae
12/04/2024

Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 Supernovae

Whitney Clavin
The Palomar Observatory instrument is a game changer in the hunt for exploding stars.
The 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope
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
Mathematician Franca Hoffmann brings to Caltech her expertise in applied mathematics and data analysis, along with a passion for teaching and interdisciplinary investigations.
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
In a public talk called “Matter vs. Gravity: Listening to Colliding Black Holes and Neutron Stars with Gravitational Waves,” theoretical astrophysicist Katerina Chatziioannou, assistant professor of physics and William H. Hurt Scholar, will delve into the work of her research group to explore how the universe is shaped by the struggle of forces between matter and the attraction of gravity that brings matter together.
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 mega-collisions between neutron stars.
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 about how magnetars form
A photo montage of the DSA-110 radio telescopes with the FRB host galaxies in the sky.