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Two Physicists Named Sloan Fellows
02/21/2017

Two Physicists Named Sloan Fellows

Lorinda Dajose
Xie Chen and Manuel Endres study the quantum properties of matter.
Sloan Foundation logo
Long Haul, Towering Discovery
02/14/2017

Long Haul, Towering Discovery

Kip Thorne talks about the years leading up to LIGO’s first detection of gravitational waves.
Kip Thorne
JPL News: Spitzer Hears Stellar "Heartbeat"
02/14/2017

JPL News: Spitzer Hears Stellar "Heartbeat"

A planet and a star are having a tumultuous romance that can be detected from 370 light-years away.
illustration of a blue planet orbiting a yellow sun
Graduate Students Peer into Cosmic Web
02/13/2017

Graduate Students Peer into Cosmic Web

Lorinda Dajose
The Keck Cosmic Web Imager will be used at the W. M. Keck Observatory to image the webs of matter between galaxies.
The Keck Cosmic Web Imager, under construction.
Caltech Astronomer Receives Dan David Prize
02/10/2017

Caltech Astronomer Receives Dan David Prize

Whitney Clavin
Caltech's Shri Kulkarni will share the 2017 Dan David Prize with the late Neil Gehrels (PhD '82) and Andrzej Udalski.
photo of Shrinivas (Shri) Kulkarni
Neil Gehrels (PhD '82), 1952–2017
02/10/2017

Neil Gehrels (PhD '82), 1952–2017

Whitney Clavin
Caltech mourns the loss of alumnus Neil Gehrels, a leader in the study of cosmic gamma-ray bursts.
photo of Neil Gehrels
Politics and American Higher Education
01/31/2017

Politics and American Higher Education

Judy Hill
Four presidents discuss the role of institutions of higher education in times of political change and social turmoil.
photo of panelists
New Planet Imager Delivers First Science
01/30/2017

New Planet Imager Delivers First Science

Whitney Clavin
The Keck Observatory's vortex coronagraph has the potential to image planetary systems closer to their host stars than was possible before.
Brown dwarf HIP 79124 B
NAS Honors LIGO Researchers
01/26/2017

NAS Honors LIGO Researchers

Whitney Clavin
The National Academy of Sciences is honoring five members of the LIGO team with two distinguished prizes.
aerial photo of the LIGO facility in Livingston, Lousiana
Problem Solving, One Avocado at a Time
01/24/2017

Problem Solving, One Avocado at a Time

Judy Hill
For the handful of students in Caltech's legendary Physics 11 seminar, jumping over hurdles is just the beginning.
photo of Daniel Mark at a white board