Reid Wiseman to Lead Operations at JPL
The former Artemis II commander will become NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory associate vice president and deputy director on November 30.
Pasadena Science News
In Pasadena, science news means research findings, laboratory work, funding decisions and the institutions that carry them out. This page covers discovery and the advancement of knowledge at the city level, with coverage reaching the communities around it.
Space
Sophia Space Teams With MIT Lincoln Lab
The Pasadena firm will test space-based computing for high-resolution weather modeling in remote operating environments.
Mathematics
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Do you support using artificial intelligence to solve open problems in university research projects?
Caltech Students Redesigned Mathathon After Backlash
The student-led competition removed corporate AI sponsors following intense academic criticism.
Social Sciences
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Do you trust your initial impression of a person's personality based solely on their face?
Caltech Researchers Develop Wordless Facial Study Method
A new computational method allows researchers to map personality trait judgments on faces without relying on language-based rating scales.
Physics
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Do you believe artificial intelligence provides a reliable method for enhancing scientific imagery?
Caltech Astronomers Created Black Hole Jet Video
Researchers used an AI algorithm to visualize plasma movement in a distant blazar.
Pasadena reporting spans university and institute research, federal and private research funding, new scientific initiatives and the instruments that make new work possible. Coverage runs across the city and into the communities around it wherever a research story crosses the line. The region's dense concentration of research institutions shapes which findings get attention first. Work that moves from the lab into field research or policy debate is followed as closely as the original discovery.