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Caltech graduate student Melissa Yeung has been selected one of 21 students nationally to receive a Department of Energy (DOE) Computational Science Graduate Fellowship this year. The honor covers up to four years of support for graduate studies in fields that... More »
Thermal emission from erupting volcanoes on the jovian moon, Io. A logarithmic scale is used to classify volcanoes on the basis of thermal emission: the larger the spot, the larger the thermal emission. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Bear Fight Institute A new... More »
NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars’ south pole in this artist’s concept illustration. The spacecraft has been orbiting Mars since October 24, 2001. Image credit: NASA/JPL Mars Odyssey Mission Status Report NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself i... More »
The Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Project will test inflatable decelerators and advanced parachutes in a series of rocket sled, wind tunnel, and rocket-powered flight tests to slow spacecraft prior to landing. This technology will allow NASA to increase l... More »
This image shows our own back yard, astronomically speaking, from a vantage point about 30 light-years away from the sun. It highlights the population of tiny brown dwarfs recently discovered by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE (red circles)... More »
This artist’s concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. PDT (noon ED... More »
This artist’s concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will host a media teleconference at 9 a.m. PDT (noon ED... More »
Astronomers have uncovered patterns of light that appear to be from the first stars and galaxies that formed in the universe. The light patterns were hidden within a strip of sky observed by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC T... More »
Tony Parker, a project manager in Facilities Design and Construction, and Vince Riley, a Super Lead in Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation, have been awarded the 2012 Thomas W. Schmitt Annual Staff Prize. The prize recognizes staff members within the... More »
The plane that will carry NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) and its rocket to their airborne launch site arrives at Kwajalein Atoll, a coral island located midway between Hawaii and Australia. Image credit: Orbital Sciences Corporation NASA... More »
Four members of the Caltech community will be recognized for their long-term service to the Institute at the 57th Annual Staff Service Awards. Eloise Kennedy and Pat Koen have each given 45 years of service to Caltech, while Jean Grinols and Mike Walsh have ea... More »
Artist concept of Cassini spacecraft. Image credit: NASA/JPL Cassini Mission Status Report The Cassini plasma spectrometer instrument (CAPS) aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft was turned off between Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2, when a circuit breaker tri... More »
