There is an old trick for remembering the difference between stalactites and stalagmites in a cave: Stalactites hold tight to the ceiling while stalagmites might one day grow to reach the ceiling. Now, it seems, stalagmites might also fill a hole in our unders... More »
This raw, unprocessed image was taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on May 2, 2012. The camera was pointing toward Enceladus at approximately 239,799 miles (385,919 kilometers) away. Image credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute › Larger view NASA’s Cassini sp... More »
This computer-simulated image shows gas from a tidally shredded star falling into a black hole. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/JHU/UCSC Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close... More »
A 17-year-old minor confessed before the Pasadena Juvenile Court on Tuesday his participation in a burglary that resulted in the fatal shooting by police of his alleged accomplice last March 24. Juvenile Court Commissioner Robert Leventer handed the teen a six... More »
PCC’s Public Relations office won five awards at the Community College Public Relations Organization (CCPRO) 2012 Annual Conference held at Mission College in Santa Clara, Calif. CCPRO is an organization comprised of public relations professionals from the 1... More »
Pasadena City College’s Cross Cultural Center and the English Division will be presenting the 2012 Borders of Diversity conference on May 10 in Creveling Lounge. This year’s conference, which is themed “Bridging Communities: Looking Forward/Looking Back,... More »
On Tuesday, May 01, 2012, Pasadena Police Officers responded to John Muir High School regarding a report of a student with a gun. A teacher’s aid notified school security that she saw a male student with a gun in his waistband. The police were immediately ca... More »
Jared R. Leadbetter, professor of environmental microbiology, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. Fellows of the academy are elected annually through a selective, peer-review process based on their records of scientific achievem... More »
Following is a statement made by Rep. Adam Schiff on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death: “One year ago tonight, we received the news that a team of U.S. Navy SEALs had finally killed Osama bin Laden after a decade-long manhunt. For all of us who rememb... More »
Artist concept of Cassini at Saturn. Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will be flying within about 46 miles (74 kilometers) of Saturn’s moon Enceladus on Wednesday, May 2, aiming primarily to learn more about the moon’s internal structure. The f... More »
Jay Wilson Heefner II, an electrical engineer who contributed greatly to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) project over the course of 18 years at Caltech, has died. He was 51. Before arriving at Caltech in 1994, Heefner had worke... More »
Looking at most compact crossovers your mind goes to things like Soccer and piano lessons but not so with the 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. It’s got sporty looks that harken to its more aggressive sibling, the Lancer Evolution sedan. What’s more the per... More »
