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On August 4, 2026, Schmitt visited campus to give a talk titled "Apollo 17's History in the Dust." In introducing Schmitt, Caltech planetary scientist Mike...

Ray Jayawardhana officially began serving as the 10th president of California Institute of Technology on July 1, 2026. He also assumes the roles of Sonja and...

The twice-yearly City of Astronomy Festival is entering its final stretch, with three days and three events remaining that continue offering free, public...

Residents and visitors are invited to discover why Pasadena is known as the “City of Astronomy” during a free public festival at the Pasadena Convention...

At the center of that debate is a proposed 206,000-square-foot self-storage facility at 540 W. Woodbury Road, backed by Westport Properties. While the project...

A technology that now sits in nearly every pocket, on every street corner, and inside countless devices began with a NASA challenge, and a mission it never...

Have a tween or teenager curious about careers in the sciences? Blair Middle School hosts a Science Night at its C Campus, 1201 S. Marengo Ave., Pasadena, on...

Only 20% of Wikipedia's English language biographies are about women, according to the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, and they have a way for you...

Congress has overwhelmingly approved legislation aimed at safeguarding NASA’s science programs and the National Science Foundation, rejecting a proposal that...

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has received a $50 million donation from Trustee Lynn Booth and Life Member Kent Kresa, former chair of the...

On November 19, 2025, JPL will celebrate this legacy of exploration with the next Watson Lecture, an evening dedicated to the spirit of discovery. The lecture,...

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will lay off approximately 550 employees as part of a sweeping restructuring initiative designed to position the...

In an unprecedented move, every living former head of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has united to oppose a dramatic 47% cut to NASA’s science budget...

John R. Casani, a visionary engineer whose pioneering spirit helped shape NASA's deep space exploration legacy, passed away on June 19, 2025, at the age of 92.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is preparing for a leadership change as Laurie Leshin, its director since 2022, will step down from her post on Sunday,...

Today, NASA announced a new approach to its Mars Sample Return Program in which the agency will simultaneously pursue the formulation of two potential mission...