02/20/2019
JPL News: In Colliding Galaxies, a Pipsqueak Shines Bright
NuSTAR has released a new view of the nearby Whirlpool galaxy and its companion galaxy, M51b.
02/14/2019
LIGO Receives New Funding to Search for More Extreme Cosmic Events
Whitney Clavin
The NSF is awarding Caltech and MIT $20.4 million to upgrade LIGO, with additional funding coming from the United Kingdom and Australia.
02/13/2019
NASA Selects Caltech-led SPHEREx Space Mission
Whitney Clavin
The SPHEREx sky-surveying mission will answer questions about the origins of the universe.
02/07/2019
Zwicky Transient Facility Nabs Supernovae, Stars, and More
Whitney Clavin
New discoveries from the Zwicky Transient Facility include exploding stars, near-Earth asteroids, and more.
01/24/2019
When Black Holes Collide
Whitney Clavin
Using machine-learning programs, physicists have created a precise model for the end state of black hole collisions.
01/10/2019
What Astronomers are Gleaning from a Big Blast Called "Cow"
Whitney Clavin
Caltech astronomers find new clues in the mystery of a dramatic cosmic event.
01/09/2019
Magnetar Mysteries in our Galaxy and Beyond
Whitney Clavin
When researchers looked at an exotic object called a magnetar, located at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, they found some surprises.
11/27/2018
Caltech's David Reitze Named 2018 AAAS Fellow
Whitney Clavin
In addition to David Reitze, two JPL-ers have been named 2018 AAAS fellows.
11/20/2018
Exoplanet Stepping Stones
Whitney Clavin
New observations of a young gas giant demonstrate the power of a ground-based method to search for signatures of life.
11/15/2018
Astronomers Find Picture of Hefty Star Before it Blew Up
Whitney Clavin
A massive star that exploded in a supernova known as "type Ic" may have been pinpointed for the first time.
11/14/2018
JPL News: NASA Learns More about Interstellar Visitor 'Oumuamua
New results from the Spitzer Space Telescope put limits on the size of the asteroid 'Oumuamua.
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