Astronomers Find Mystery Object in Mass Gap – “We’ve Been Waiting Decades to Solve This Mystery!”
When the most massive stars die, they collapse under their own gravity and leave behind black holes; when stars that are a bit less massive…
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Geoscientists Use AI to Figure Out the Cause of California Earthquake Swarm That Lasted for Years
Natural Fluid Injections Triggered Cahuilla Earthquake Swarm Machine-learning algorithm helps geoscientists create a 3-D picture of a fault zone, generating new insight into seismic processes….
CalTech Physicists Propose Innovative New Experiment for Detecting Dark Matter
Thinking Small: New Ideas in the Search for Dark Matter Since the 1980s, researchers have been running experiments in search of particles that make up…
New Fiber Optic Seismic Array in Pasadena Precisely Tracked the Rose Parade
New seismic array is sensitive enough to distinguish individual floats and bands. In November, Caltech and the City of Pasadena unveiled a new citywide fiber…
New High Precision Chip-Based Laser Gyroscope Can Measure Earth’s Rotation
Gyroscopes have been indispensable tools for navigation and measurement for many decades. Early gyroscopes were not much different than spinning tops, but the technology has…
NASA Has Selected 8 US Manufacturers to Make New COVID-19 Ventilator
A host of international companies will be evaluated next for the free license granted by Caltech. After receiving more than 100 applications, NASA’s Jet Propulsion…
Researchers Create Bionic Jellyfish That Swim Faster and More Efficiently
Researchers at Caltech and Stanford use microelectronics to enhance jellyfish swimming. Engineers at Caltech and Stanford University have developed a tiny prosthetic that enables jellyfish…
Jupiter’s Plant-Sized Moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – Are Fascinating Worlds of Their Own
Four hundred years ago, the astronomer Galileo Galilei announced his discovery of four moons orbiting around the planet Jupiter, each seen as a distinct white…
NASA Astronaut Robert Behnken Ready for Today’s Historic SpaceX Crew Dragon Liftoff
The Demo-2 flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon with Behnken and Douglas Hurley marks the first launch of American astronauts on an American-made rocket from American…
Black Hole Bends Light Back on Itself – Proves Theory Predicted More Than 40 Years Ago
You may have heard that nothing escapes the gravitational grasp of a black hole, not even light. This is true in the immediate vicinity of…
Watch and Learn: How the Brain Gains Knowledge Through Observation
Humans have a number of ways to learn how to do new things. One of those ways is through observation: watching another person perform a…
Dark Matter: Latest on the Search for an Invisible Substance That Permeates the Galaxy
Shining New Light on Dark Matter: Kathryn Zurek talks about the ongoing search for an invisible substance that permeates the galaxy. About 80 percent of…
New Optical Atomic ‘Tweezer Clock’ May Be Most Accurate and Precise Timekeeper Yet
Atomic clocks are used around the world to precisely tell time. Each “tick” of the clock depends on atomic vibrations and their effects on surrounding…
Giant Seismic Network Created With Submarine Cables to Offshore Wind Farms
New technology could open the door to seafloor earthquake monitoring. An international team of geoscientists led by Caltech has used fiber optic communications cables stationed…
Brain Scans Reveal How the Human Brain Compensates When One Hemisphere Is Removed [Video]
Researchers studying six adults who had one of their brain hemispheres removed during childhood to reduce epileptic seizures found that the remaining half of the…
Otherworldly Discovery: Worms With Three Sexes in Mono Lake
Caltech scientists have discovered a new species of worm thriving in the extreme environment of Mono Lake. This new species, temporarily dubbed Auanema sp., has…
Astrophysics Surprise: First Overtones Detected in the Ringing of a Black Hole [Video]
By listening for specific tones in the gravitational waves of black hole mergers, researchers are putting Albert Einstein’s theories to new tests. When two black…
New Discovery Makes Valuable Chemicals Using Excess Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
Research creates process that advances the field of carbon utilization. In an effort to develop sustainable solutions to humanity’s energy needs, many scientists are studying…