5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (709+ words) Intense, brief flashes of radio light that travel across billions of light-years to reach Earth can be used to measure how ordinary matter is spread through the universe, according to a new study that researchers say could help solve some…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (662+ words) Caltech’s monthly public astronomy series returns to Old Town Pasadena on Monday, Aug. 31, with a free evening of short science talks, trivia and telescope viewing on the patio at Dog Haus Biergarten. The event, part of the Los Angeles chapter…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (191+ words) Altadena filled up with people who worked on rockets and particles and telescopes. That is not an accident, and the reasons are more interesting than proximity to a campus. Historian David Zierler will discuss how Altadena became a home to…...