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Fireflies, Heartbeats, and the Science of Sync
03/07/2019

Fireflies, Heartbeats, and the Science of Sync

Whitney Clavin
New experiments in the "science of sync" may ultimately lead to ...
Picture of fireflies flashing in unison.
Caltech Announces the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
03/01/2019

Caltech Announces the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners

Caltech has announced five recipients of this year's Distinguished ...
photo of the Distinguished Alumni Award medal
Seeking Order in Chaos
03/01/2019

Seeking Order in Chaos

Whitney Clavin
Maksym Radziwill is fascinated by the question of randomness ...
Radziwill
Live Stream: Kip Thorne's Watson Lecture
02/27/2019

Live Stream: Kip Thorne's Watson Lecture

Watch Kip Thorne's February 27, 2019 Watson Lecture
Kip Thorne
In Colliding Galaxies, a Pipsqueak Shines Bright
02/20/2019

In Colliding Galaxies, a Pipsqueak Shines Bright

NuSTAR has released a new view of the nearby Whirlpool galaxy and its companion galaxy, M51b.
Whirpool galaxy
Kip Thorne Looks Back...and Ahead
02/20/2019

Kip Thorne Looks Back...and Ahead

In his February 27 Watson Lecture, Thorne will discuss the "warped side of our universe," and speculate on future discoveries about ...
Kip Thorne
Philip Isett Wins 2019 Sloan Fellowship
02/19/2019

Philip Isett Wins 2019 Sloan Fellowship

Whitney Clavin
Philip Isett has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship, which ...
Philip Isett
LIGO Receives New Funding to Search for Cosmic Events
02/14/2019

LIGO Receives New Funding to Search for Cosmic Events

Whitney Clavin
The NSF is awarding Caltech and MIT $20.4 million to upgrade ...
Engineers installing Advanced LIGO upgrades.
NASA Selects Caltech-led SPHEREx Space Mission
02/13/2019

NASA Selects Caltech-led SPHEREx Space Mission

Whitney Clavin
The SPHEREx sky-surveying mission will answer questions about ...
Artwork of SPHEREx science goals
ZTF Nabs Supernovae, Stars, and More
02/07/2019

ZTF Nabs Supernovae, Stars, and More

Whitney Clavin
New discoveries from the Zwicky Transient Facility include ...
Andromeda as seen by ZTF