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Expert Voices Kavli Foundation

The Kavli Foundation, based in Southern California, advances science for the benefit of humanity, promotes public understanding of scientific research, and supports scientists and their work. The Foundation's mission is implemented through an international program of research institutes in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience and theoretical physics, and through the support of meetings, conferences, symposia, endowed professorships and other activities. The Foundation is also a founding partner of the biennial Kavli Prizes, which recognize scientists for their seminal advances in three research areas: astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience.

Latest Updates

The Extraterrestrial Next Door (Kavli Astrobiology Roundtable)

By Adam Hadhazy published 6 December 18

Researchers discuss why alien life in our solar system looks likelier than ever.

Planets Aplenty with the TESS Mission: Q&A with the Director of the Kavli Institute

By Adam Hadhazy published 24 April 18

Jacqueline Hewitt discusses how NASA's TESS exoplanet mission has already changed the institute she directs and will bring about further evolution in the years to come.

To Seek Out New Life: How the TESS Mission Will Accelerate the Hunt for Livable Alien Worlds (Kavli Roundtable)

By Adam Hadhazy published 20 April 18

The just-launched Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) could soon provide the breakthrough identification of dozens of potentially habitable exoplanets right in our cosmic backyard.

A 'Living Dead' Star That Could Shed Light on the Early Universe (Kavli Roundtable)

By Adam Hadhazy published 5 March 18

A newfound star in a nearby galaxy appears to have cheated death by blowing up at least twice as a supernova. It could be a throwback to the first stars that ever formed.

Dark Energy Camera in the Victor Blanco Telescope

New Map of Dark Matter Puts the Big Bang Theory on Trial (Kavli Roundtable)

By Adam Hadhazy published 2 November 17

The prevailing view of the universe has just passed a rigorous new test, but the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy remain frustratingly unsolved.

Extreme Astrophysics: Life at the World's Remotest Telescopes (Kavli Roundtable)

By Adam Hadhazy published 26 September 17

Did a Starry 'Mosh Pit' Spawn LIGO’s Gravitational Waves? (Kavli Roundtable)

By Adam Hadhazy published 2 June 17

Impression of donut-shaped disk around star

On the Origin of Worlds: Astrophysicists Zero in on How Planets Form (Kavli Roundtable)

By Adam Hadhazy published 25 February 16

New telescopes and techniques are helping scientists probe exoplanets in their earliest stages of development.

Here's How It Felt to Discover Gravitational Waves (Kavli Hangout)

By Adam Hadhazy published 20 February 16

The hunt for gravitational waves took decades — what's it like to see the target of your life's work finally revealed?

Crowdsourcing the Universe: How Citizen Scientists are Driving Discovery (Kavli Roundtable)

By Adam Hadhazy published 15 January 16

Gravitational lenses are the magnifying glasses of deep space astronomy.

The Weird, But True, Evidence for 'Spooky Action' at Distance (Kavli Hangout)

By Alan Brown published 9 January 16

Weird as it sounds, "entangled" particles really can interact at a distance.

artist's impression of an exoplanet transiting a red dwarf star

Getting Up Close and Personal with an Earth-Sized Exoplanet (Kavli Hangout)

By Adam Hadhazy published 21 November 15

Taking a closer look at an exoplanet nearly the same size as Earth.

Hey, Einstein: It Really Is a Quantum World (Google Hangout)

By Alan Brown published 4 November 15

Proving Einstein wrong, a new discovery opens the door to quantum encryption and "spooky action at a distance."

Image of a galaxy 10 billion light years away

Will the 'Super Hubble' Space Telescope Find Alien Life? (Kavli Hangout)

By Adam Hadhazy published 30 September 15

Will the High Definition Space Telescope finally detect life outside our solar system?

Pluto Revealed: The Historic Voyage of New Horizons (Kavli Hangout)

By Adam Hadhazy published 24 September 15

Now that we've seen the diverse landscapes on Pluto, what does it all mean?

Meeting Pluto: Upcoming Kavli Hangout Explores New Horizons (LIVE)

By Adam Hadhazy published 21 August 15

Learn the latest about Pluto in a live Google Hangout with NASA New Horizons co-lead Richard Benzel, team member Cathy Olkin, and Pluto expert Michael Brown.

Cosmic Forensics Pinpoint Stellar Suspects in Supernovae (Kavli Roundtable)

By Adam Hadhazy published 19 August 15

New discoveries are showing how dying stars illuminate the universe.

'Young Jupiter' 51 Eridani b: Why Directly Imaging an Exoplanet Is Big (Kavli Q+A)

By Adam Hadhazy published 13 August 15

Is this new exoplanet what Jupiter looked like as a baby?

Dwarf Galaxies Loom Large in Quest for Dark Matter (Kavli Roundtable)

By Adam Hadhazy published 23 June 15

To find dark matter, try peering into dwarf galaxies.

Will LSST Solve the Mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy? (Kavli Hangout)

By Adam Hadhazy published 9 June 15

A massive new telescope under construction in Chile, the LSST, will be one of the largest eyes on the sky — and it's getting scientists excited about what they might find.