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Star Eats Planet, Brightens Dramatically
05/03/2023

Star Eats Planet, Brightens Dramatically

Whitney Clavin
ZTF and NEOWISE spot evidence for the first known case of a star engulfing its planet.
Artwork of a planet skimming the surface of a star.
India Approves Construction of Its Own LIGO
04/17/2023

India Approves Construction of Its Own LIGO

Whitney Clavin
LIGO-India will greatly improve the localization of sources of gravitational waves.
A rendering of the LIGO India site in the state of Maharashtra.
Can Cosmic Collisions Be Predicted Before They Happen?
03/10/2023

Can Cosmic Collisions Be Predicted Before They Happen?

Whitney Clavin
LIGO researchers are developing early-warning software to nab neutron-star mergers more quickly .
Artwork of colliding neutron stars
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Decommissioning Update
01/19/2023

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Decommissioning Update

The removal and restoration of the site is expected to be completed during 2023.
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Cosmic Burst Probes Milky Way's Halo
01/09/2023

Cosmic Burst Probes Milky Way's Halo

Whitney Clavin
Results support theories that matter is flung out of galaxies
Illustration of our Milky Way's halo
Physicists observe wormhole dynamics using a quantum computer
11/30/2022

Physicists observe wormhole dynamics using a quantum computer

Whitney Clavin
The research is a step toward studying quantum gravity in the lab.
Artwork depicting a quantum experiment that studies traversable wormholes.
Keck Observatory's Newest Planet Hunter Puts Its Eye on the Sky
11/10/2022

Keck Observatory's Newest Planet Hunter Puts Its Eye on the Sky

Whitney Clavin
State-of-the-art instrument will find and study missing smaller planets.
W.M. Keck Observatory
NASA Selects UVEX Mission Proposal for Further Study
08/22/2022

NASA Selects UVEX Mission Proposal for Further Study

NASA has selected the the UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX), led by Caltech's Fiona Harrison, for further study.
Ultraviolet light is seen in blue in this picture of Barnard's Galaxy.
A Test Chamber for NASA's New Cosmic Mapmaker Makes a Dramatic Entrance
08/16/2022

A Test Chamber for NASA's New Cosmic Mapmaker Makes a Dramatic Entrance

Calla Cofield of JPL
The SPHEREx space telescope will create a 3-D map of the entire sky. Its cutting-edge instruments require a custom-built chamber to make sure they're ready to operate in space.
SPHEREx hardware being lowered into a basement lab.
What Comes After the Higgs Boson
07/04/2022

What Comes After the Higgs Boson

Cynthia Eller
Ten years after the discovery of the elusive Higgs boson, Caltech scientists ponder what comes next
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