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Disk Surrounding Star is Sizzling Hot
11/21/2024

Disk Surrounding Star is Sizzling Hot

Whitney Clavin
Results provide insights into how young stars grow.
Artwork of a young FU Ori star surrounded by a swirling hot disk.
Watson Lecture: Katerina Chatziioannou Explores the Struggle Between Matter and Gravity in the Universe
11/12/2024

Watson Lecture: Katerina Chatziioannou Explores the Struggle Between Matter and Gravity in the Universe

Katie Neith
In a public talk called “Matter vs. Gravity: Listening to Colliding Black Holes and Neutron Stars with Gravitational Waves,” theoretical astrophysicist Katerina Chatziioannou, assistant professor of physics and William H. Hurt Scholar, will delve into the work of her research group to explore how the universe is shaped by the struggle of forces between matter and the attraction of gravity that brings matter together.
Image of Katerina Chatziioannou standing in front of chalk board holding books in grey blazer and burgandy blouse
When "Squishy Space Goop" Collides
11/08/2024

When "Squishy Space Goop" Collides

Whitney Clavin
Q&A with new faculty member Elias Most about modeling mega-collisions between neutron stars.
Artwork of neutron stars.
Mighty Radio Bursts Linked to Massive Galaxies
11/06/2024

Mighty Radio Bursts Linked to Massive Galaxies

Whitney Clavin
Results from Caltech's Deep Synoptic Array-110 provide new clues about how magnetars form
A photo montage of the DSA-110 radio telescopes with the FRB host galaxies in the sky.
Dandelion Supernova Revealed in 3-D
10/24/2024

Dandelion Supernova Revealed in 3-D

Whitney Clavin
New observations probe a sphere of filaments around a dead star
Artwork of the protruding filaments making up the supernova remains.
First Black Hole in a Triple Star System Found
10/23/2024

First Black Hole in a Triple Star System Found

Whitney Clavin
Star system observed 8,000 light-years away may be the first direct evidence of "gentle" black hole formation.
Artwork of the V404 Cygni system, in the black hole is consuming a nearby star.
It's Twins! Mystery of Famed Brown Dwarf Solved
10/16/2024

It's Twins! Mystery of Famed Brown Dwarf Solved

Whitney Clavin
Astronomers have discovered that a well-studied brown dwarf is in fact two that are orbiting closely around each other
Artwork showing twin brown dwarfs in orbit around an M-dwarf star. The orbital lines are shown in orange and blue.
Merging Atomic Clocks with Quantum Computers
10/09/2024

Merging Atomic Clocks with Quantum Computers

Whitney Clavin
The clocks could lead to new ways for physicists to make ultraprecise measurements of the laws of nature
An artist concept of an entangled atomic clock.
Creating and Deforming Quantum Materials to Discover New Physics
10/04/2024

Creating and Deforming Quantum Materials to Discover New Physics

Whitney Clavin
New faculty member Linda Ye discusses her work in combining different flavors of exotic materials
Linda Ye
Campuswide Exhibition Bridges Art and Science at Caltech
09/27/2024

Campuswide Exhibition Bridges Art and Science at Caltech

Julia Ehlert
Crossing Over: Art & Science at Caltech, 1920–2020, one of three Caltech projects in Getty’s PST ART initiative, explores the relationship between scientific discovery and visual culture at the Institute.
Spectrum Petals by Shana Mabari
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