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Hidden Stars May Make Planets Appear Smaller
07/11/2017

Hidden Stars May Make Planets Appear Smaller

New research from Elise Furlan of Caltech is helping to determine the true density of planets.
Cartoon of sun and planet
Nick Scoville Wins Prestigious Astronomy Prize
07/10/2017

Nick Scoville Wins Prestigious Astronomy Prize

Whitney Clavin
Nick Scoville, who led the COSMOS sky survey for its first 10 years, ...
Nick Scoville
ASCIT and GSC Honor Excellence in Teaching
06/29/2017

ASCIT and GSC Honor Excellence in Teaching

ASCIT and GSC annual awards celebrate outstanding professors and TAs.
Rob Phillips giving a Bi 1 lecture.
David Tirrell Named Caltech Provost
06/29/2017

David Tirrell Named Caltech Provost

Shayna Chabner McKinney
An accomplished researcher, academic leader, and longtime ...
David Tirrell
"The Farthest—Voyager In Space"
06/26/2017

"The Farthest—Voyager In Space"

The Farthest tells the story of NASA's Voyager mission and its journey to the outer planets and beyond.
Join science journalist Miles O'Brien in conversation with Voyager team members.
Lensless Camera
06/21/2017

Lensless Camera

Robert Perkins
Engineers have built a camera that does not need lenses to focus ...
The OPA chip placed on a penny for scale
The 2017 Library Thesis Prize
06/20/2017

The 2017 Library Thesis Prize

Lorinda Dajose
Senior Daniel Lim has received the 2017 Library Friends' Senior ...
Soon Wei Daniel Lim
Commencement 2017
06/19/2017

Commencement 2017

Lorinda Dajose
Caltech's 123rd annual commencement
photo of Mae Jemison speaking at Caltech's 2017 Commencement
New "Species" of Exoplanets Illuminated
06/19/2017

New "Species" of Exoplanets Illuminated

Whitney Clavin
In a new Caltech-led study, researchers have classified exoplanets ...
Family tree of exoplanets
AGEP Postdocs Reflect on Experiences
06/15/2017

AGEP Postdocs Reflect on Experiences

Lorinda Dajose
Underrepresented minority postdoctoral scholars discuss their ...
AGEP