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Watson Lecture: Shri Kulkarni Discusses Scanning the Night Sky
01/29/2024

Watson Lecture: Shri Kulkarni Discusses Scanning the Night Sky

Katie Neith
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Image of Shri Kulkarni in purple shirt and grey blazer in front of fountain
75 Years Later, Palomar Observatory Still Shaping Astronomy
01/26/2024

75 Years Later, Palomar Observatory Still Shaping Astronomy

Whitney Clavin
Formerly the world’s largest working telescope for more than 40 ...
Picture of Hale Telescope dome
#SoCaltech: Adolfo Carvalho
01/24/2024

#SoCaltech: Adolfo Carvalho

Jon Nalick
Astrophysics graduate student Adolfo Carvalho won the Rose Bowl ...
Astrophysics graduate student Adolfo Carvalho crossing the finish line for the Rose Bowl Half Marathon
New Data, Same Great Appearance for M87*
01/22/2024

New Data, Same Great Appearance for M87*

Emily Velasco
An astronomy team that includes Caltech researchers has ...
An image of the M87  black hole
Tilted Orbits
01/10/2024

Tilted Orbits

Whitney Clavin
How the orbital inclinations of brown dwarfs reveal clues about ...
Artwork of a glowing hot Jupiter planet
How an Undergraduate Came to Work on Caltech's Space Solar Power Demonstrator
01/08/2024

How an Undergraduate Came to Work on Caltech's Space Solar Power Demonstrator

Caltech undergraduate Raha Riazati helped design the ground ...
An artistic rendering of the Space Solar Power Demonstrator
Caltech on Path to Decarbonize
01/03/2024

Caltech on Path to Decarbonize

Ann Motrunich
Sustainability advisory council plans long-term transformation, ...
Tall trees shade a paved path where people bike and walk. Caltech banners hang from lights.
It's a (More) Wonderful Life, Thanks to Caltech Students, Staff, and Researchers
12/20/2023

It's a (More) Wonderful Life, Thanks to Caltech Students, Staff, and Researchers

Ann Motrunich
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David Cagan and Rebecca Ramirez in the lab
Prepping for Data From the Roman Space Telescope
12/19/2023

Prepping for Data From the Roman Space Telescope

Cynthia Eller
Three project infrastructure teams (PITs) are ramping up in ...
space telescope against a purple background
Telescope Dismantled and Heading to New Mission in Chile
12/19/2023

Telescope Dismantled and Heading to New Mission in Chile

Whitney Clavin
The venerable mirror of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory ...
Lifting of the primary mirror truss off the telescope base.