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SPHEREx Space Telescope Stays Cool in Basement at Caltech
09/21/2023

SPHEREx Space Telescope Stays Cool in Basement at Caltech

Whitney Clavin
The infrared-seeking space telescope is undergoing tests inside a customized chamber
SPHEREx team members can be seen here in a reflection from the chamber's gold-coated, sapphire window.
The Joy of Discovery: Convocation Welcomes New Students to Campus
09/20/2023

The Joy of Discovery: Convocation Welcomes New Students to Campus

Julia Ehlert
Laurie Leshin (MS '89, PhD '95), director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, delivered a keynote address to new undergraduate and graduate students about the passionate pursuit of discovery.
Students walk under a balloon arch into Convocation
WAVE Alumni Return to Caltech for Grad School
09/11/2023

WAVE Alumni Return to Caltech for Grad School

Julia Ehlert
Meet seven incoming graduate students who found their future at Caltech.
Photos of seven students
On the Road to Spotting Alien Life
09/08/2023

On the Road to Spotting Alien Life

Whitney Clavin
Planning is underway for NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory.
Artist's concept of an Earth-like planet in the habitable zone of its star.
Phil Hopkins Named Simons Investigator
09/05/2023

Phil Hopkins Named Simons Investigator

Whitney Clavin
Phil Hopkins has been named a 2023 Simons Investigator, an honor that comes with $150,000 in research support per year for five years.
Phil Hopkins
Removal of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope from Maunakea Underway
08/28/2023

Removal of Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope from Maunakea Underway

Disassembly of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory’s 34-foot diameter telescope on Maunakea has begun.
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Kip Thorne (BS '62) Explains the Power of Gravitational Waves
08/28/2023

Kip Thorne (BS '62) Explains the Power of Gravitational Waves

Andrew Moseman
Long before he shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), Kip Thorne (BS ’62) was simply someone who looked to the stars with wonder and awe. As he explains in this video produced by the National Science Foundation, however, there are limits to merely looking.
Illustration of Kip Thorne in front of an astronomical background
These Student Projects Could Help Build a Moon Base
07/31/2023

These Student Projects Could Help Build a Moon Base

Ker Than
The LATTICE and HOMES projects out of Caltech demonstrate how to move materials across the lunar surface and keep pesky moon dust out of lunar habitats.
Caltech student setting up LATTICE demonstrator during a demo on campus
Moon Gazing: The Long Story of Lunar Research at Caltech
07/20/2023

Moon Gazing: The Long Story of Lunar Research at Caltech

Ker Than
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission marks a new chapter in Caltech’s enduring exploration of Earth’s closest celestial companion.
Bethany Ehlmann holding a model of the Moon in her hand
Two-Faced Star Exposed
07/19/2023

Two-Faced Star Exposed

Whitney Clavin
Unusual white dwarf star is made of hydrogen on one side and helium on the other.
dappled blue orb with a black background dotted with stars