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Department of Astronomy

The Astronomy Department at the California Institute of Technology is part of the Division of Physics, Math, and Astronomy. The primary mission of our department is twofold: the performance of cutting-edge research in astronomy and astrophysics, including theory, observation, and experiment, as well as the education of undergraduate and graduate students and training of postdoctoral research associates who will comprise the scientists and leaders of tomorrow. We are located in the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics on the Caltech campus.

OVRO 40-meter radio telescope
Research Highlights
ZTF: Zwicky Transient Facility at Palomar   ＞ COMAP: the CO Mapping Array Pathfinder at OVRO   ＞ SPHEREx Mission   ＞
Keck Observatory telescope domes
Observatories
OVRO   ＞ Palomar Observatory   ＞ W. M. Keck Observatory   ＞ LIGO   ＞
Upcoming Events
All Events   ＞
April 3, 2023 4:00 pm

Astronomy Tea Talk

Online and In-Person Event
LISA's role in multi-band and multi-messenger astronomy for stellar-origin source
Katie Breivik, Flatiron Institute,
April 5, 2023 4:00 pm

Astronomy Colloquium

Cahill, Hameetman Auditorium
Illuminating the Origins of the Universe's Fastest Transients
Wen-fai Fong, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University,
April 10, 2023 7:30 pm

Astronomy on Tap

Launching and Landing Spacecraft on Mars
Shannon Statham, Group Supervisor, Environmental Test Lab, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Rob Manning, Chief Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
April 14, 2023 2:00 pm

TAPIR Seminar

Online and In-Person Event
Testing General Relativity with black hole X-ray data
Cosimo Bambi, Xie Xide Junior Chair Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Fudan University,
April 14, 2023 8:00 pm

Stargazing Lecture

Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Quest for Cosmic Dawn: First Results from the James Webb Space Telescope
Richard Ellis, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London,
April 17, 2023 4:00 pm

Astronomy Tea Talk

Online and In-Person Event
Thomas Lai, Caltech/IPAC,

Recent Publications

For a complete publications list, see feeds.library.caltech.edu