Caltech professor becomes first woman to head Palomar Observatory

As a professor in Caltech’s astronomy department for a decade, Mansi Kasliwal first came to the observatory as a graduate ...
Los Angeles Times

The librarian who became Palomar’s first female telescope operator, and who discovered her own comets

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jean Mueller became Palomar Observatory’s first female telescope operator in 1985, breaking decades-old gender ...

Mansi Kasliwal becomes 1st woman to head Caltech's Palomar Observatory

Professor Mansi Manoj Kasliwal has been appointed director of Palomar Observatory, making her the first woman and second PIO to lead the facility. An ...
SpaceNews

NSF-Funded Wireless Network Leads Palomar Observatory Astronomers to Major Discoveries

For the past three years, astronomers at the California Institute of Technology’s Palomar Observatory in Southern California have been using the High Performance Wireless Research and Education ...
Time

Science: Hope Rides a Truck

Cal Tech was taking no chances with the world’s most precious piece of glass. As it dared the perils of Southern California highways last week, the 200-inch mirror for the giant Mt. Palomar telescope, ...

Where to watch October’s supermoon rise in San Diego County

San Diegans can experience the spectacular supermoon on Monday evening at several scenic spots around the county, which will ...
Yahoo

The librarian who became Palomar's first female telescope operator, and who discovered her own comets

More times than she can remember, Jean Mueller stood on the catwalk of the 200-inch Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory scanning the night sky, trying to time the exact moment to close the dome.
IndiaWest

Mansi Kasliwal Becomes First Woman To Lead Caltech’s Palomar Observatory

When Mansi Manoj Kasliwal was 15, she left her hometown of Indore, for boarding school in the United States. Encouraged by a ...