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Illustration showing new method to delete starlight from telescope images to reveal exoplanets
November 4, 2026
Erasing the Stars to Find Exoplanets
Caltech physicist John Preskill on stage at the Quantum California Convening at UCLA in October 2026.
November 3, 2026
Caltech and the New California Quantum Ecosystem
Portrait of Ted Scudder from 2018
November 2, 2026
Caltech Mourns the Passing of Ted Scudder, 1930–2026
A man in regalia stands behind a podium with large banners hanging in the background
October 30, 2026
"What Could We Not Do?": The Inauguration of Ray Jayawardhana as Caltech's 10th President
Portraits of five scientists against a graphic background
October 28, 2026
Five Caltech Faculty Selected by Meta to Help Solve Open Problems in AI
The UVEX spacecraft floats in space with a starry background.
October 27, 2026
Caltech Leads NASA Mission to Make the First Deep Ultraviolet All-Sky Maps
Illustration for The Brave New Space Age
October 27, 2026
First Light: The Brave New Space Age & Inauguration of Caltech's 10th President
Caltech graduate students and friends carry out their first rocket firing in 1936
October 26, 2026
Now 90 Years Young, Caltech JPL Looks Ahead to Another Nine Decades of Innovation and Exploration
portrait of Kareem El-Badry in front of Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics
October 15, 2026
Kareem El-Badry Wins Packard Fellowship
Portrait of Alex Blum
October 14, 2026
The Magical Mysteries—and Histories—of Physics: A Conversation with Historian Alexander Blum
A red cloudy orb floating in space.
October 8, 2026
NASA's SPHEREx Telescope Sees Menagerie of Brown Dwarfs
an image suggesting computing and mathematics
October 7, 2026
Caltech and AIM Build AI Platform with Mathematicians for Mathematicians