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NASA's near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA's next-generation infrared mission: NEO Surveyor.

Made famous in a 1995 NASA image, the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula has captured imaginations worldwide for its arresting, ethereal beauty. Now, NASA’s Universe of Learning – a partnership among the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Caltech/IPAC, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory – has released a new 3D visualization of these towering space structures. This video, which uses data from NASA’s Hubble, JWST, Spitzer, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, is the most comprehensive and detailed multiwavelength movie yet of these star-birthing clouds.

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Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory contributed to a project that sets the stage for two telescopes investigating one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries.

Dr. David Ciardi, an IPAC senior science staff member and NExScI’s Chief Scientist, has been appointed Deputy Director of the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI). His new appointment was announced on May 3, 2024, effective immediately.

SPHEREx observatory is now installed in the Titan Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) test Chamber at BAE Systems in Boulder, CO.

Euclid begins new de-icing operation, since the level of ice has increased on the optical path toward the VIS instrument.

NASA's InfraRed Science Archive (IRSA) (located at Caltech/IPAC) is serving the data from the Euclid Early Release Observations.

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce ZTF Public Data Release 21.

Direct imaging and spectroscopy has become a standard tool for studying the atmospheres and orbits of young, self-luminous giant planets in wide orbits. This workshop will cover the scientific questions in exoplanets motivating direct imaging. Sessions will explore basic optical principles of high-contrast imaging and the fundamentals of coronagraph and wavefront sensing technologies and high-contrast instrument design.

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the eleventh ZTF Public Data Release.

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has been tucked inside a custom-built chamber on and off for the past two months undergoing tests to prepare it for its two-year mission in space. SPHEREx, which stands for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, is set to launch into orbit around Earth no later than April 2025.