Earth + Space
JPL at 90: Charles Elachi, Nagin Cox, and Shouleh Nikzad on 90 Years of Daring Mighty Things
A former JPL director, a Mars mission lead, and the Lab’s chief technologist reflected on what drew them to JPL, the moments that shaped its first 90 years, and what comes next.
Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman Named Caltech Associate Vice President and JPL Deputy Director
Wiseman starts November 30, as JPL approaches 90 years since its founding by Caltech.
SPHEREx Finds Water, Methane, and Carbon Dioxide in Brown Dwarf Atmospheres
An IPAC-led study finds that these dim objects have chemistry resembling Jupiter and Saturn.
Mansi Kasliwal (MS ’07, PhD ’11) Leads Roman’s Alert System, Built on a Decade of Palomar Work
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Sunday. The system that will alert astronomers to fleeting discoveries in its images builds on years of work at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory.
Suzanne Dodd (BS ’84) and the Team Keeping the Voyager Missions Alive
Dodd joined Voyager as a sequence engineer in 1984 and has run the mission since 2010. A New York Times report goes inside the power gamble her team just pulled off on Voyager 2.
Caltech and Sophia Space Receive Patent for Passive-Cooling Orbital Data Centers
Solar-powered tiles would manage their own heat and connect by fiber optics, with a first demonstration planned for 2027.