[Credit: Sky & Telescope magazine] An entirely new globe of the moon—the first in over 40 years—is now available, thanks, in part, to Caltech alumni. Using images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, a team at Sky & Telescope magazine, includi... More »
Phoebe’s true nature is revealed in startling clarity in this mosaic of two images taken during Cassini’s flyby on June 11, 2004. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s Dawn mission has received official confirmation that 40 e... More »
A spike in the number of deaths, injuries and rescues near Eaton Canyon Falls north of Altadena has led authorities to unite in a safety campaign. Their message: Hiking to the secluded second waterfall above the canyon is not worth losing your life. Faced with... More »
About 75 demonstrators from US Postal Service workers unions and the Occupy Democracy Pasadena movement gathered Tuesday evening at the Mack Robinson Postal Processing Center on Orange Grove Boulevard to protest the laying off of workers from the Postal Servic... More »
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has selected two Caltech seniors, Arvind Kannan and Brian Lawrence, among 15 students to receive the Hertz Fellowship for the applied sciences and engineering this year. Selected from a pool of more than 600 applicants, the... More »
Around 40 members of the protest group Occupy Democracy Pasadena demonstrated in front of three local bank branches Saturday, leading to a 90-minute closure of the busy Bank of America branch at the intersection of Lake Ave. and Colorado Blvd. The organizers s... More »
An expert panel will examine the issues and controversies surrounding affordable housing and how it relates to homelessness on Wednesday, April 18, 7:00 p.m., at the Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center, Galpert Sanctuary, 1434 North Altadena Drive, Pasadena. Organ... More »
For 2012 the Kia Sorento EX FWD gained a few more upgrades from last year’s redesign. At the top of the list are the new optional direct fuel injection four cylinder engine, ventilated drive seat and “Uvo” voice-activated control. All of which were include... More »
After the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of California refused to cover last year’s massive cleanup tab, the City seems set to raise fees to cover costs. The “after action” report presented by Assistant City Manager Julie Gutierrez to the C... More »
Arc of Enceladus This image was taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on April 14, 2012. The camera was pointing toward Enceladus at approximately 75,067 miles (120,808 kilometers) away. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute These raw, unprocessed images... More »
A dead body was found burning on an Altadena sidewalk Sunday at around dawn. Authorities have yet to identify the body or announce the cause of death. A passerby was reported to have spotted something burning on the sidewalk in the 2600 block of North Windsor ... More »
Hundreds gathered to celebrate the Earth and the Arts in Old Pasadena on Saturday as Pasadena’s Annual Earth and Arts Festival marked its tenth anniversary as one of the biggest Earth Day events in the Southland. New this year: a beer garden featuring sustaina... More »
