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Superstar Eta Carinae Shoots Cosmic Rays
07/03/2018

Superstar Eta Carinae Shoots Cosmic Rays

Data from NuSTAR show that a well-studied luminous star is accelerating particles to high energies.
Picture of Eta Carinae
Von Kármán Lecture Series Comes to Caltech
07/03/2018

Von Kármán Lecture Series Comes to Caltech

The series highlights space missions and technology.
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Celebrating Caltech's Founder George Ellery Hale
06/29/2018

Celebrating Caltech's Founder George Ellery Hale

Whitney Clavin
George Ellery Hale, born 150 years ago on June 29, helped ...
George Ellery Hale
DOE Early Career Grant
06/27/2018

DOE Early Career Grant

Robert Perkins
David Simmons-Duffin, assistant professor of theoretical physics, ...
David Simmons-Duffin
Cosmic Artists Discuss their Craft
06/26/2018

Cosmic Artists Discuss their Craft

Whitney Clavin
Everything from the latest virtual reality experiences in space to ...
Mosaic of images from the workshop.
Modeling Renewable Energy
06/21/2018

Modeling Renewable Energy

Robert Perkins
Increasing reliance on renewable energy sources adds uncertainty ...
Lights
Unlocking the Secrets of Solar Cells
06/20/2018

Unlocking the Secrets of Solar Cells

Robert Perkins
Marco Bernardi and David Hsieh rule out a commonly held belief ...
Solar cells
Caltech Celebrates Newest Cohort of Named Professors
06/11/2018

Caltech Celebrates Newest Cohort of Named Professors

During the 2017-18 academic year, Caltech recognized six faculty members with their first named professorship—the Institute's most ...
photo of arches in Blacker House
Curiosity Rover Finds Ancient Organic Material
06/07/2018

Curiosity Rover Finds Ancient Organic Material

The Curiosity rover has found new evidence that Mars could have supported ancient life.
image of Curiosity rover
Mystery of Jupiter Lightning Solved
06/06/2018

Mystery of Jupiter Lightning Solved

Scientists from NASA's Juno mission describe the ways in which lightning on Jupiter is actually analogous to Earth's lightning.
artist's concept of lightning distribution in Jupiter's northern hemisphere