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.
10/30/2018
NASA Retires Kepler Space Telescope
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations.
10/23/2018
JPL News: Newborn Stars Blow Bubbles in the Cat's Paw Nebula
A bubbling star-forming region is highlighted in a new Spitzer image.
10/17/2018
Rana Adhikari and Maksym Radziwill Honored with 2019 New Horizons Prizes
Whitney Clavin
Caltech professors are honored for their work on detecting gravitational waves and number theory.
10/15/2018
Opening up the Dynamic Infrared Sky
Whitney Clavin
Mansi Kasliwal plans to survey the entire accessible night sky in infrared light every night.
10/11/2018
Dying Star Emits a Whisper
Lori Dajose
The unexpectedly gentle death of a massive star suggests that it was being robbed by a dense companion lurking out of sight.
10/05/2018
Caltech Mentor’s Legacy Lives on through a New Graduate Fellowship
Anneila Sargent (MS ’67, PhD ’78) has made a gift to establish the Wallace L. W. Sargent Fellowship.
10/05/2018
JPL News: NASA Voyager 2 Could Be Nearing Interstellar Space
The Voyager 2 spacecraft may be getting close to edge of vast bubble around the sun.
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