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Upcoming Events

November 15, 2025 8:00 pm

ORCHESTRA CONCERTS "CLASSICS"

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

November 16, 2025 12:00 pm

City of Astronomy Science Festival

November 16, 2025 3:00 pm

ORCHESTRA CONCERTS "CLASSICS"

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

November 17, 2025 6:30 pm

Astronomy on Tap

Eva Kostadinova, Professor, Department of Physics, Auburn University,

Oak Nelson, Research Scientist, Department of Physics, Columbia University,

Astronomy on Tap Series

November 19, 2025 7:30 pm

Watson Lecture - Thirteen Years in the Dust: How a Robot Showed that Mars Was Once Habitable, with Ashwin Vasavada

Beckman Auditorium

Ashwin Vasavada, project scientist, Mars Science Laboratory, JPL,

Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series

November 20, 2025 6:30 pm

Astronomy on Tap

David Schaffner, Professor, Department of Physics, Bryn Mawr College,

Mario Manuel, Research Scientist, General Atomics,

Astronomy on Tap Series

November 22, 2025 8:00 pm

GLEE & CHAMBER SINGERS CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

November 23, 2025 3:00 pm

GLEE & CHAMBER SINGERS CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

December 5, 2025 7:00 pm

TACIT IMPROV & STORYTELLING

Hameetman Center 206 - Frautschi Rehearsal Hall

Student Group Performances

December 6, 2025 5:30 pm

A Joyful Concert with Brocelïande

Off Campus

Folk Music at Caltech

December 9, 2025 7:30 pm

Behind The Book presents author Michael Hiltzik in conversation with David Zierler

Ramo Auditorium

Behind The Book

December 14, 2025 3:30 pm

The Queen's Six

Beckman Auditorium

Coleman Chamber Music Series

January 18, 2026 3:30 pm

Valencia Baryton Project

Beckman Auditorium

Coleman Chamber Music Series

January 21, 2026 7:30 pm

Watson Lecture - Francois Tissot

Beckman Auditorium

Francois Tissot, professor of geochemistry; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,

Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series

January 30, 2026 8:00 pm

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS

Dabney Hall, Lounge

Student Group Performances

February 15, 2026 3:30 pm

Isidore Quartet

Beckman Auditorium

Coleman Chamber Music Series

February 20, 2026 10:00 am

Science Journey - Cosmic Fireworks: How Astronomers Explore the Changing Sky

Beckman Auditorium

Science Journeys

February 21, 2026 8:00 pm

Caltech Wind Orchestra CONCERT

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

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Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, was designated as a U.S. holiday to mark the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. Initially intended to honor WWI veterans, the holiday was renamed following the Korean War to include American veterans of all wars. Today, we observe Veterans Day by honoring all those who have served our country—in every branch of the military, in both wartime and peacetime.

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A group led by then first-years Stephanie Wallen and Priyanka Supraja Balaji designed and built GLOBO, a high-altitude balloon mission, to collect real-time atmospheric data.

They drove out into the Mojave Desert and fought hot and windy conditions to test the CubeSat’s multiple sensors and fill the balloon with helium.

The launch went well. GLOBO rose more than 20 kilometers into the atmosphere and stayed aloft for about four hours before landing near Joshua Tree National Park, roughly 100 miles from its launching point.

Retrieval required coordination with the military and environmental protection officers.

With the proof-of-concept flight complete, the team is now looking at how to take GLOBO to the next level.

Understanding #WhyResearchMatters is just another avenue that furthers our commitment to expanding human knowledge and benefitting society through research integrated with education.

We asked Konstantin, “How does this affect the everyday person?”, to which he replied

“Humans have always been explorers. From crossing oceans to mapping continents, our history is a story of venturing into the unknown. Space is the next frontier of that same impulse. Studying the outer solar system is not just about distant ice and rock-it’s about continuing the long tradition of discovery that defines who we are.”

This is just one of the many reasons #WhyResearchMatters.

#Caltech #FutureOfSTEM #SpaceExploration #Planet9

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Yesterday we were visited by @thisisbillgates!

He visited labs, spoke with staff and students, shared his perspective on how the world can advance meaningful climate progress while keeping human welfare at the heart of the effort, and even spent time with Bernoulli.

The future is STEM, and it starts at Caltech!

#Caltech #BillGates #ClimateProgress #FutureOfSTEM #Pasadena

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