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Astronomers Discover Massive Star Factory in Early Universe
04/17/2013

Astronomers Discover Massive Star Factory in Early Universe

Marcus Woo
A team of astronomers, which includes several from Caltech, has discovered a dust-filled, massive galaxy churning out stars when the cosmos was a mere 880 million years old—making it the earliest starburst galaxy ever observed.
Mission to a Martian Moon
04/08/2013

Mission to a Martian Moon

Marcus Woo
The mission: travel to one of Mars's two moons, explore its surface, collect some rocks, and return to Earth in one piece. Now plan it—in five days. Dozens of students from Caltech and around the world converged on campus recently to do just that.
Watson Lecture: "Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Computing"
04/02/2013

Watson Lecture: "Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Computing"

Douglas Smith
John Preskill, the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, is himself deeply entangled in the quantum world. Different rules apply there, and objects that obey them are now being made in our world, as he explains at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium. Admission is free.
Fifty Years of Quasars
03/15/2013

Fifty Years of Quasars

Douglas Smith
In a paper published on March 16, 1963, Caltech astronomer Maarten Schmidt announced the discovery of the first quasar (he didn't call it that) and opened a new window through which we can see the very distant universe.
Maarten Schmidt
Two Decades of Discoveries
03/15/2013

Two Decades of Discoveries

Marcus Woo
This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of inaugural observations of the 10-meter telescope at W. M. Keck Observatory.
Bursts of Star Formation in the Early Universe
03/13/2013

Bursts of Star Formation in the Early Universe

Marcus Woo
Galaxies have been experiencing vigorous bursts of star formation from much earlier in cosmic history than previously thought, according to new observations by a Caltech-led team.
Astronomers Observe Planets Around Another Star Like Never Before
03/12/2013

Astronomers Observe Planets Around Another Star Like Never Before

Marcus Woo
Thanks to a new high-tech gadget, astronomers have observed four planets orbiting a star relatively close to the sun in unprecedented detail, revealing the roughly ten-Jupiter-mass planets to be among the most exotic ones known.
A Window Into Europa's Ocean Lies Right at the Surface
03/05/2013

A Window Into Europa's Ocean Lies Right at the Surface

Kimm Fesenmaier
Caltech and JPL researchers have found the strongest evidence yet that water from the vast liquid ocean beneath the frozen exterior of Jupiter's icy moon Europa actually makes its way to the surface.
Patterson Named Sloan Research Fellow
03/01/2013

Patterson Named Sloan Research Fellow

Brian Bell
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Planetary Astronomer Wins Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching
02/28/2013

Planetary Astronomer Wins Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Marcus Woo
John A. Johnson, assistant professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), has been awarded the Richard P. Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
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