Space

Built close to the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the W.M. Keck Observatory—powered by twin 10-meter optical telescopes, the largest of their kind—is one of the most influential ground-based observatories operating today. Andrew Richard HaraBuilt close to the summit...

Katie Mack brings galactic ideas down to earth. by Peg MolineKatie Mack (BS ’03), a theoretical astrophysicist at North Carolina State, studies some of the most complex topics in the cosmos—dark matter, galaxy formation, and the origins of the universe. But she is...

On August 12 at 3:31 a.m., NASA’s Parker Solar Probe left Earth on a mission to touch the sun. NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve GribbenOn August 12 at 3:31 a.m., NASA’s Parker Solar Probe left Earth on a mission to touch the sun. The probe is named for Caltech...