GPS News
Linde + Robinson Lab Making Headlines for Extraordinary Renovations
Katie Neith
The world is taking note of the innovative work being done at Caltech—not just in the labs, but also in the unique
New Study of Moon's Roughness Offers Insight into Its History
Kathy Svitil
Like the faces of veterans comparing war wounds, the surface of our moon is scarred by a lifetime of damage—impact craters pockmarked with even more craters, sprayed ejecta, discolored regions laid down by volcanic flows. Studying these characteristics can reveal much about the processes that formed them, say Caltech graduate student Meg Rosenburg and her advisor Oded Aharonson, who have created the first comprehensive sets of maps revealing the roughness of the moon's surface.
Caltech-led Astronomers Find a New Class of Stellar Explosion
Marcus Woo
They're bright and blue—and a bit strange. They're a new type of stellar explosion that was recently discovered by a team of astronomers led by Caltech. Among the most luminous in the cosmos, these new kinds of supernovae could help researchers better understand star formation, distant galaxies, and what the early universe might have been like.
Evidence Mounts for Liquid Water on Enceladus
Richard A. Lovett
Planetary scientist Andrew Ingersoll substantiates the possibility of liquid water on Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
Study debunks theory on end of 'Snowball Earth' ice age
PhysOrg
The widely accepted theory regarding the end of our "Snowball Earth" ice age has now been refuted by planetary scientists John Eiler and John Gotzinger.
