This image is from the last sequence of images NASA’s Dawn spacecraft obtained of the giant asteroid Vesta, looking down at Vesta’s north pole as it was departing. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Dawn Mission Status Report Mission controllers r... More »
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s research vessel Knorr is seen docked on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Woods Hole, Mass. Knorr is scheduled to depart on Sept. 6 to take part in the Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS). The NASA-s... More »
September 5, marks the 35th anniversary of the launch of Voyager 1, which lifted off in 1977 on a Titan III–Centaur launch system just 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2. Now 11 billion and 9 billion miles from the sun, respectively, the spacecraft are the fa... More »
Scientists and engineers around the world are working to find a way to power the planet using solar-powered fuel cells. Such green systems would split water during daylight hours, generating hydrogen (H2) that could then be stored and used later to produce wat... More »
Caltech assistant professor of aerospace Dennis Kochmann received the 2012 IUTAM Bureau Prize in solid mechanics from the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM). Kochmann accepted the award at the organization’s quadrennial congress i... More »
Artist concept of GRAIL mission. Grail will fly twin spacecraft in tandem orbits around the moon to measure its gravity field in unprecedented detail. Image credit: NASA/JPL PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s twin, lunar-orbiting Gravity Recovery and Interior Laborator... More »
Mark your calendars: The next TEDxCaltech will take place on Friday, January 18, 2013. The daylong event, titled TEDxCaltech: The Brain, will be held at Beckman Auditorium. Speakers, performers, and special guests will share their research, discoveries, and id... More »
This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Juno spacecraft during a burn of its main engine. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Eyes Earlier today, navigators and mission controllers for NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter watched their computer screens as their spacecraft s... More »
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft arrived at the giant asteroid Vesta on July 15, 2011 PDT (July 16, 2011 EDT) and is set to depart on Sept. 4, 2012 PDT (Sept. 5 EDT). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech › Larger view PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is on track to b... More »
The Princeton Review has named Caltech to its “2013 Green Honor Roll.” Caltech is among 21 schools that received the highest possible score—99—in an analysis that looked at 806 institutions and rated them on environmentally related practices, policies, and aca... More »
Tropical Storm Isaac continues to bring high winds and heavy rainfall to much of the Gulf Coast. The strength of the storm is reflected in this infrared image from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA’s Aqua spacecraft. The colors represe... More »
Colorful Colossuses and Changing Hues A giant of a moon appears before a giant of a planet undergoing seasonal changes in this natural color view of Titan and Saturn from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI Posing for portraits for NA... More »
