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CARMA Groundbreaking Set for March 27
03/25/2004

CARMA Groundbreaking Set for March 27

Robert Tindol
Groundbreaking for the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-Wave Astronomy (CARMA) facility is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, at Cedar Flat in the Inyo Mountains near Bishop, California. The media is invited to attend.
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Most distant object in solar system discovered; could be part of never-before-seen Oort cloud
03/15/2004

Most distant object in solar system discovered; could be part of never-before-seen Oort cloud

Robert Tindol
A planetoid more than eight billion miles from Earth has been discovered by researchers led by a scientist at the California Institute of Technology. The new planetoid is more than three times the distance of Pluto, making it by far the most distant body known to orbit the sun.
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Nanoscience Institute to Be Created at Caltech with $7.5 Million Gift
03/10/2004

Nanoscience Institute to Be Created at Caltech with $7.5 Million Gift

Robert Tindol
A $7.5 million grant has been awarded by Fred Kavli and the Kavli Foundation to create a new institute at the California Institute of Technology for research in the emerging field of nanoscience.
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Caltech, Cornell announce new $2-million study for building giant submillimeter telescope
03/09/2004

Caltech, Cornell announce new $2-million study for building giant submillimeter telescope

Robert Tindol
The California Institute of Technology and Cornell University are in the planning stages for a new 25-meter telescope to be built in Chile. The submillimeter telescope will cost an estimated $60 million and will be nearly two times larger in diameter than the largest submillimeter telescope currently in existence.
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Planetary scientists find planetoid in Kuiper Belt; could be biggest yet discovered
02/19/2004

Planetary scientists find planetoid in Kuiper Belt; could be biggest yet discovered

Robert Tindol
Planetary scientists at the California Institute of Technology and Yale University on Tuesday night discovered a new planetoid in the outer fringes of the solar system.
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Researchers Using Hubble and Keck Telescopes Find Farthest Known Galaxy in the Universe
02/15/2004

Researchers Using Hubble and Keck Telescopes Find Farthest Known Galaxy in the Universe

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Astronomers measure distance to star celebrated in ancient literature and legend
01/21/2004

Astronomers measure distance to star celebrated in ancient literature and legend

Robert Tindol
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Moore Foundation Awards Additional $17.5 Million for Thirty-Meter Telescope Plans
12/17/2003

Moore Foundation Awards Additional $17.5 Million for Thirty-Meter Telescope Plans

Jill Perry
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Caltech geophysicists gain new insights on Earth's core–mantle boundary
12/11/2003

Caltech geophysicists gain new insights on Earth's core–mantle boundary

Robert Tindol
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Caltech, SLAC, and LANL Set New Network Performance Marks
12/10/2003

Caltech, SLAC, and LANL Set New Network Performance Marks

Robert Tindol
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