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Discovered in 2008 by the W. M. Keck Observatory and Gemini Observatory, which are both located in Hawaii, the HR 8799 star system is located 129 light-years away and has four so-called super-Jupiter planets, each more massive than…

A higher-education professional with more than a decade of experience with campus-based organizations that promote and support inclusive communities, Bryant "uses research to bridge theory and practice, and to develop effective approaches…

This year, the CCID dedicated two additional awards to the transformative efforts of Bil Clemons, professor of biochemistry and chair of the President's Diversity Council, and Sarah Sam, graduate student in neurobiology. For this…

DNA, the quintessential molecule of all living beings, is composed of two twisted strands that wind around each other in the shape of a helix. The structure was famously discovered in 1953 by Francis Crick and James Watson; prior to that,…

The 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are Robert (Bob) Behnken (MS '93, PhD '97), Barbara Burger (PhD '87), Charles Elachi (MS '69, PhD '71), and Laurie Leshin (MS '89, PhD '95). They join 270 other Caltech alumni lauded for…

For the first time, researchers have confirmed the detection of a collision between a black hole and a neutron star. In fact, the scientists detected not one but two such events occurring just 10 days apart in January 2020. The extreme…

Engineers at Caltech, MIT, and ETH Zürich have developed a nano-architected material made from tiny carbon struts that is, pound for pound, more effective at stopping a projectile than Kevlar, a material commonly used in personal…

Without GPS, autonomous systems get lost easily. Now a new algorithm developed at Caltech allows autonomous systems to recognize where they are simply by looking at the terrain around them—and for the first time, the technology works…

More than 380 students began arriving on campus on June 14 to participate in summer research and education programs as well as to begin training for fall-term athletic seasons and competition. Their return is part of Caltech's phased plan…

"WAVE is really the reason I am a graduate student at Caltech," says Rebekah Loving. "It gave me confidence and introduced me to a place where I knew I could be successful."Loving, a second-year graduate student in biology, is referring…