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Gargantuan Black Hole Jets Are Biggest Seen Yet
09/18/2024

Gargantuan Black Hole Jets Are Biggest Seen Yet

Whitney Clavin
The jumbo jets blast hot plasma well beyond their own host galaxy.
Artwork of a giant jet blasting through the filaments of the cosmic web
Einstein Wrestles with Politics and Physics, 1929–1930
09/03/2024

Einstein Wrestles with Politics and Physics, 1929–1930

Cynthia Eller
Volume 17 of the Einstein Papers Project continues the documentary history of Einstein's writings during his last years living full time in Berlin.
photograph from 1930 of eleven men, one of whom is Albert Einstein, gathered around a radio
Join a Community of Curiosity as the 2024-25 Watson Lecture Season Opens
08/19/2024

Join a Community of Curiosity as the 2024-25 Watson Lecture Season Opens

Katie Neith
Now in its 102nd season, the Watson Lecture Series aims to foster a community of curiosity with a diverse lineup of speakers and engaging activities.
audience lined up outside of beckman auditorium
NASA's Infrared Survey Telescope Ready to Retire
08/08/2024

NASA's Infrared Survey Telescope Ready to Retire

Whitney Clavin
NEOWISE's enduring infrared eyes, which faithfully scanned the entire sky a whopping 23 times and observed more than 190,000 solar system objects, have closed for good.
Artist's concept of the NEOWISE spacecraft in space.
For the First Time, Women Make Up 50% of Caltech's Incoming Undergraduate Class
08/01/2024

For the First Time, Women Make Up 50% of Caltech's Incoming Undergraduate Class

Julia Ehlert
The historic milestone is the result of strategic initiatives to improve gender equity on campus and in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics broadly.
students on Caltech campus
Linda Ye Named Moore Fellow in Materials Synthesis
07/31/2024

Linda Ye Named Moore Fellow in Materials Synthesis

Whitney Clavin
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has named Linda Ye, assistant professor of physics, a 2024 Moore Fellow in Materials Synthesis.
Linda Ye
Dark Matter Flies Ahead of Normal Matter in Mega Galaxy Cluster Collision
07/24/2024

Dark Matter Flies Ahead of Normal Matter in Mega Galaxy Cluster Collision

Whitney Clavin
The research provides a unique look at how this matter decoupling proceeds.
Artwork of a dark matter flying ahead of normal matter in galaxy cluster collision.
100th Stargazing Lecture at Caltech Features Kip Thorne
07/19/2024

100th Stargazing Lecture at Caltech Features Kip Thorne

Ann Motrunich
Thorne surveyed the science of warped space and time in a talk on campus.
People gather around a telescope on a lawn with Beckman Auditorium in the background
Graduate Students Present Everhart Lectures on Gravitational Memory and Genome Defense
07/18/2024

Graduate Students Present Everhart Lectures on Gravitational Memory and Genome Defense

Julia Ehlert
Two recent PhD graduates, Keefe Mitman and Peiwei Chen, delivered Everhart Lectures about their research on gravitational memory and evolutionary innovations in genome defense, respectively.
Peiwei Chen and Keefe Mitman
Sun-Like Stars Found Orbiting Hidden Companions
07/16/2024

Sun-Like Stars Found Orbiting Hidden Companions

Whitney Clavin

New observations reveal neutron stars paired with stars like our Sun.

This illustration depicts a binary star system consisting of a dense neutron star and a normal Sun-like star (upper left).