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January 2012

All posts published in January 2012

Revisiting the ‘Pillars of Creation’

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 | 12:35 pm

This Herschel image of the Eagle nebula shows the self-emission of the intensely cold nebula’s gas and dust as never seen before. Each color shows a different temperature of dust, from around 10 degrees above absolute zero (10 Kelvin or minus 442 degrees Fahre... More »

Margaret Batjer Heads Violin Master Class

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 | 10:59 am

Margaret Batjer, concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra since 1998, will present a master class to select students of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music on Monday, January 30 at 7:00 pm. Ms. Batjer, one of the most recognizable and beloved musician... More »

Caltech Student Orators Set for Final Round of Competition

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 | 10:00 am

Seven Caltech undergrads, whittled down from the 290 who presented in October, will do their best to impress, inform, and generally dazzle the audience and judges with details of their summer research projects on Thursday, January 19, in the Beckman Institute ... More »

Voyager Instrument Cooling After Heater Turned off

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | 4:35 pm

Artist’s concept of NASA’s Voyager spacecraft. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Voyager Mission Status Report In order to reduce power consumption, mission managers have turned off a heater on part of NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, dropping the temperature of its ... More »

Planck Telescope Warms up as Planned

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | 4:05 pm

This is an artist’s concept of the Planck spacecraft. Planck was launched with the Herschel spacecraft, though the two missions separated shortly after launch and operate independently from each other. Image credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech The High Frequency Inst... More »

Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | 11:35 am

Using a precision formation-flying technique, the twin GRAIL spacecraft will map the moon’s gravity field, as depicted in this artist’s rendering. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Twin NASA spacecraft that achieved orbit around the moon New Year’s Eve and New Ye... More »

Finish On the 50-yard Line

Monday, January 16, 2012 | 2:34 pm

On Sunday, January 22, 2012 over 1500 Rose Bowl Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and 1K Kids Run participants from across the country will make their way to Pasadena for an opportunity few ever get to experience, finishing on the field at the 50 yard line of the iconic ... More »

New Tax Manager for Pasadena Accounting Firm

Monday, January 16, 2012 | 7:25 am

Leslie Sobol has joined the Pasadena accounting firm of Lucas, Horsfall, Murphy and Pindroh as a tax manager, it was announced by Mike Amerio, the firm’s managing partner. “Leslie Sobol brings to our practice an impressive tax background and many years of... More »

Think Taiwan For Your Next Holiday

Sunday, January 15, 2012 | 5:09 pm

At the Universal Hilton shortly before the Holidays the Director General of Taiwan Tourism Bureau, Ms. Janice Lai, arrived from Taiwan to discuss what 2012 holds in store for visitors to Taiwan. She spoke to a captivated audience of travel journalists about th... More »