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The Perseid meteor shower happens each year as the Earth passes through a stream of ancient bits of dust and ice left in the wake of comet Swift-Tuttle. It will...

Caltech Alumnus Ross Brockwell is living on the Red Planet—in Houston. What made you think, “I want to do this!”What was the selection process like?What...

Steps taken by NASA, the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, and Caltech, to put the  mission on track for an October 2023...

Perhaps you’ve heard the recent news about the development of a Space Force or ‘Star Wars’ as it applies to national defense. Maybe...

TECH NEWS A miniature gas sensor, developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has been used to detect gas leaks with a high degree of accuracy using...

Going out in a Blaze of Glory: Cassini Science Highlights and Grand Finale! The Cassini mission’s findings have revolutionized our understanding of Saturn,...

The Sierra Madre Library hosts many community events every year. One of the delightful annual events is ‘’One Book, One City,’’ which occurs during the...

Here’s a comprehensive list of what you need to know about Thursday night’s Meteor Shower. By Rena Kurlander The Perseid meteor shower happens each...

SCIENCE CORNER Everyone who hungers for new knowledge about the cosmos or for bold adventures far from Earth can share in the sumptuous feast Dawn has been...

SCIENCE CORNER A veteran interplanetary traveler is writing the closing chapter in its long and storied expedition. By Dr. Marc D. Rayman In its final orbit,...

ONLY IN PASADENA There’s an event in Pasadena that has a sale where everything is 100% off and returns are hassle free! By Jessica Woo The “Really...

Pasadena City College (PCC) has been selected to participate in a 2016 NASA competition. Swarmathon is a NASA competition to develop cooperative robotics to...

SCIENCE CORNER Ceres reveals some of its well-kept secrets in two new studies in the journal Nature, thanks to data from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. They...

SCIENCE CORNER Among the questions scientists are grappling with is what the nature of Ceres’ bright regions is. By Dr. Marc D. Rayman There are many...

SCIENCE CORNER Dear Exuldawnt Readers, Dawn has completed another outstandingly successful campaign to acquire a wealth of pictures and other data in its...