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Three Caltech Scientists Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
01/21/2025

Three Caltech Scientists Receive Presidential Early Career Awards

Cynthia Eller
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Winners of the PECASE award in 2025, from left to right, Katie Bouman, Katerina Chatziioannou, and Nick Hutzler
LIGO Operator Presented with Blackfoot Headdress
01/07/2025

LIGO Operator Presented with Blackfoot Headdress

Whitney Clavin
Caltech's Corey Gray honored by the Siksika Nation for his work in ...
Blackfoot Headdress ceremony
Palomar Observatory Produces New and Improved "Rainbows" for Astronomers
01/07/2025

Palomar Observatory Produces New and Improved "Rainbows" for Astronomers

Whitney Clavin
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2024 Year in Review
12/17/2024

2024 Year in Review

Caltech News
As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some of the Caltech-led ...
Collage of images from 2024 Caltech news stories including jellyfish, microbes, supernovae and more, with nothing illustrated at scale.
Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 Supernovae
12/04/2024

Zwicky Transient Facility Leads to Classification of 10,000 Supernovae

Whitney Clavin
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The 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope
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
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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 ...
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 ...
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.