Long before iPhones were a sparkle in Steve Jobs’ eye and movies were still in black and white, imaginative adventurers turned to science fiction novels for thrills and fantasy. This weekend, modern day fun seekers immerse themselves in that same excitement. P... More »
Chemical cues are used to promote aggregation among roundworms (in black) on a petri dish. [Credit: Caltech/Jagan Srinivasan] Scientists have long seen evidence of social behavior among many species of animals, both on the earth and in the sea. Dolphins frolic... More »
Givon Crump drives to the basket during PCC’s 103-74 win over Compton Wednesday night, image by Richard Quinton. It’s been a while since the Pasadena City College men’s basketball team advanced to the Southern California Regional Playoffs. In fact, the Lance... More »
Sabrina Martinez (from Blair High in Pasadena) launches a 3-pointer as part of her season-high 12 points in PCC’s 97-48 home win over ECC Compton Wednesday night, image by Richard Quinton. Six different Lancers either reached or surpassed their 2011-2012 seas... More »
Artist’s concept illustrations show (left) the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft during its voyage from Earth to Mars and (right) the mission’s rover, Curiosity, working on Mars after landing. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech › Larger view NASA’s Mars Scienc... More »
Pasadena Bar Association has announced dates for their 2012 Speech Scholarship Tournament, giving local high school students an opportunity to win scholarships. The Pasadena Bar Association will be hosting the Speech Scholarship Tournament at La Salle High Sch... More »
This is an artist’s concept of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft during its cruise phase between launch and final approach to Mars. The spacecraft includes a disc-shaped cruise stage (on the left) attached to the aeroshell. The spacecraft’s rover (Curi... More »
La Salle High School’s Athletic Director Anthony Harris announced the selection of Russell Gordon as the Lancers’ new football coach during a packed Athletics Boosters meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10. Gordon comes to La Salle from Campbell Hall where he has been ... More »
This artist’s illustration gives an impression of how common planets are around the stars in the Milky Way galaxy. The planets, their orbits, and their host stars are all vastly magnified compared to their real separations. A six- year search that surveyed mil... More »
Today, the Pasadena-based National Hispanic Media Coalition released “American Hate Radio: How a Powerful Outlet for Democratic Discourse Has Deteriorated into Hate, Racism and Extremism.” The group says its report sheds light on the prevalence and the dangers... More »
This artist’s concept depicts an itsy bitsy planetary system — so compact, in fact, that it’s more like Jupiter and its moons than a star and its planets. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Astronomers using data from NASA’s Kepler mission have discovered the thre... More »
This artist’s concept depicts the tiny planetary system surrounding KOI-961. Tinier than Earth, the three planets are the smallest known exoplanets. [Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech] A team of astronomers led by scientists at the Caltech has discovered the three smal... More »
