Earth + Space
NASA’s Perseverance Completes First AI-Planned Drive on Mars
JPL team used generative AI to create waypoints for the rover, a task typically performed by human route planners
Caltech Alum Leads First-of-Its-Kind Ocean Carbon Experiment
Adam Subhas (PhD ’17) tests whether adding alkalinity to seawater can counteract acidification and capture atmospheric carbon
One Year Later, Fire Research Continues to Support the Community
Caltech researchers bring their tools and expertise to answer pressing questions in the aftermath of the 2025 fires.
Inside the Hunt for Habitability on an Icy Moon of Jupiter
Five hundred million miles from Earth, Samantha Trumbo, PhD (PhD ’21) searches for chemical clues to an alien ocean
From Moon to Mars
Amit Kshatriya, MA (BS ’00), who is leading NASA’s planned return to the moon, on the power of galactic ambitions
Burn Notice
Wildfires are on the rise across the globe and curbing them will be a team effort among organizations and technology. Gilberto DeSalvo and his company, Delphire, are joining the battle.