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Science & Data Center for Astrophysics & Planetary Sciences

Our Mission

IPAC at Caltech partners with NASA, NSF, JPL and the world-wide research community to advance exploration of our Universe. Beginning with the IRAS mission in 1983 and spanning through 2MASS, Spitzer, Herschel, Planck, WISE/NEOWISE and Euclid in recent years, we have enabled transformative research of the entire sky. We provide science operations, user support, archives and data services, and scientific vision to maximize discovery with observatories both in space and on the ground. Next up, Lunar Trailblazer, SPHEREx, Roman, NEO Surveyor, and UVEX are all preparing to launch in the year and years ahead. We share these advances and discoveries with everyone through education outreach programs and award-winning communications. Our community of active researchers is dedicated and essential to fulfilling this mission.

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