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CIBER-2 Takes Its First Flight
06/07/2021

CIBER-2 Takes Its First Flight

The instrument to measure a cosmic infrared glow will take multiple short flights aboard a sounding rocket.
Richard Feder-Staehle, Chi Nguyen, and Rick Evavold of the CIBER-2 team working on the CIBER-2 payload.
Magnetism Drives Metals to Insulators in New Experiment
06/04/2021

Magnetism Drives Metals to Insulators in New Experiment

Whitney Clavin
New study provides tools to probe novel spintronic devices.
An illustration of domains divided by a domain wall.
Small Telescopes, Big Science
04/06/2021

Small Telescopes, Big Science

Whitney Clavin
A quest to open up the dynamic, infrared sky begins.
Gattin Telescope
The Shape of Star Explosions
03/11/2021

The Shape of Star Explosions

Whitney Clavin
New polarization instrument at Palomar Observatory delivers first results.
Palomar's 200-inch Hale Telescope.
The Caltech Effect: Neural Networking
02/04/2021

The Caltech Effect: Neural Networking

The new issue focuses on the opening of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Neuroscience Research Building, a vital new hub for interdisciplinary research on the brain.
cover art from issue 12 of The Caltech Effect, an illustration of the new Chen building on campus
2020: A Year In Review
12/17/2020

2020: A Year In Review

Reflecting on community achievements in a year of international upheaval
Composition of images from highlighted stories throughout 2020
A Magnificent Burst from Within Our Galaxy
11/04/2020

A Magnificent Burst from Within Our Galaxy

Whitney Clavin
Graduate student Chris Bochenek's STARE2 project catches a whopper of a radio burst.
Photo composite of STARE2 under fish-eye sky
From Caltech Magazine: Tales of Spitzer Space Telescope
05/12/2020

From Caltech Magazine: Tales of Spitzer Space Telescope

Earlier this year, Spitzer Space Telescope was officially retired after 16 years in orbit, leaving behind a trove of memories for hundreds of people involved in its trailblazing mission.
illustration of the Spitzer Space Telescope
First Asteroid Found Inside Orbit of Venus
01/15/2020

First Asteroid Found Inside Orbit of Venus

Whitney Clavin
ZTF has discovered an asteroid that circles the sun every 151 days.
Photo of the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope
Measuring the Minute Wobbles of Stars
01/08/2020

Measuring the Minute Wobbles of Stars

Whitney Clavin
A new instrument aims to detect tiny stellar motions caused by the tug of Earth-mass planets
A portion of NEID, called the port adaptor, is seen here on the WIYN telescope.
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