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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

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

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.

01/06/2020

LIGO-Virgo Network Catches Another Neutron Star Collision

Whitney Clavin

A pair of neutron stars has been found with an unusually high mass

01/05/2020

Flying Observatory Maps Our Galaxy

Whitney Clavin

Matt Hankins took several rides on the SOFIA airborne observatory with the goal of unveiling the brightest regions of our galaxy's center.

12/19/2019

Decade of Discovery

As December winds down, we mark not just the end of another year of discovery at Caltech but the conclusion of a decade of remarkable accomplishments and research breakthroughs.