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Hopkins Receives Honors from the AAS
01/21/2016

Hopkins Receives Honors from the AAS

Lorinda Dajose
Assistant Professor Philip Hopkins has received the Helen B. ...
Phil Hopkins standing in front of a chalkboard with equations
Evidence of a Real Ninth Planet
01/20/2016

Evidence of a Real Ninth Planet

Kimm Fesenmaier
The giant planet, discovered through mathematical modeling and ...
artistic rendering of Planet Nine
An Entangled Evening of Quantum Science
01/19/2016

An Entangled Evening of Quantum Science

Tom Waldman
Caltech celebrates the past and present of quantum science and ...
Cosmic Clumpy Doughnuts Surround Black Holes
01/06/2016

Cosmic Clumpy Doughnuts Surround Black Holes

Scientists at Caltech and JPL have discovered that black holes are surrounded by clumpy rings of gas and dust.
15 for 2015: The Year in Research News at Caltech
12/14/2015

15 for 2015: The Year in Research News at Caltech

Lorinda Dajose
Here are 15 stories highlighting a few of the discoveries, methods, ...
How to Power Jet-Driven Supernovae
11/30/2015

How to Power Jet-Driven Supernovae

Kimm Fesenmaier
New simulations show how a dynamo in collapsed massive stars ...
Dark Matter Dominates in Nearby Dwarf Galaxy
11/18/2015

Dark Matter Dominates in Nearby Dwarf Galaxy

Lorinda Dajose
A Caltech researcher has measured what could be the highest ...
Simon Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
11/12/2015

Simon Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Kathy Svitil
The mathematics and theoretical physics professor has been ...
Barry Simon
Two Alumni Awarded Breakthrough Prize
11/10/2015

Two Alumni Awarded Breakthrough Prize

Lorinda Dajose
Two Caltech alumni, Arthur McDonald (PhD '70) and Ian Agol (BS ...
Celebrating 50 Years of Infrared Astronomy
11/03/2015

Celebrating 50 Years of Infrared Astronomy

Douglas Smith
Fifty years ago, Caltech and its self-styled Infrared Army of ...