Pasadena City College will be closed on Fridays this summer, from June 18 through Aug. 11, as part of cost-saving and environmental measures. “On the district side, there will be significant savings in air-conditioning and electrical expenses, which will hel... More »
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory prepares for its annual Open House event with plenty of hands-on activities and opportunities to talk with scientists and engineers. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory , invites the public to its ... More »
Transit data are rich with information. By measuring the depth of the dip in brightness and knowing the size of the star, scientists can determine the size or radius of the planet. The orbital period of the planet can be determined by measuring the elapsed tim... More »
Providing a possible new route to hydrogen-gas production, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have devised a series of chemical reactions that allows them, for the first time, to split water in a nontoxic, noncorrosive way, at rela... More »
This artist concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover along with an illustrated astronaut bird. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will host a 3-day NASA Social for 25 of its social media followers Aug. 3-5 at the agency’s Jet Propulsion... More »
The last Venus transit, pictured here, occurred in 2004. The next one won’t happen until 2117. [Credit: David Cortner] Today Venus will pass between Earth and the sun, appearing as a small black dot moving across the sun’s face. The transit of Venus is a rare ... More »
Pasadena City College architecture students have been selected to participate in “2×8,†an annual exhibition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) that showcases exemplary student work from architecture and design institutions throughout ... More »
A nuzzle of the neck, a stroke of the wrist, a brush of the knee—these caresses often signal a loving touch, but can also feel highly aversive, depending on who is delivering the touch, and to whom. Interested in how the brain makes connections between touch a... More »
This large copper cylindrical vessel is the Enriched Xenon Observatory 200’s (EXO-200) time projection chamber, the part of the detector that contains the liquid xenon, isotopically enriched in xenon-136. The photo shows the chamber being inserted into the cry... More »
(Left) Fred BS ’62 and Joyce Hameetman during the 2009 dedication of the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, which houses the Hameetman Auditorium. (Right) Fred Hameetman (far left) with fellow classmates at the 1962 grand opening of Winnett Student ... More »
After capturing the CCCAA state 200-yard butterfly title, Pasadena City College swimmer Stephen To learned his 1:50.52 time finished second fastest in the nation. To earned 2012 All-American honors in both the 200 and 100-butterfly events (ninth in the natio... More »
The Gathering, sponsored by the Salvation Army’s U.S.A. Western Territory, is the largest convention ever booked by the Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). It is estimated to generate $1.4 million for Pasadena when it comes to town June 7 – 10, 2012... More »
