Project News

Planetary Defense Exercise Uses Apophis as Hazardous Asteroid Stand-In

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • May 31st, 2022

Over 100 participants from 18 countries – including NASA scientists and the agency's NEOWISE mission – took part in the international exercise.

"Black Widow" Star Devours Its Rapidly Circling Companion

ZTF • News Release • May 4th, 2022

Astronomers from the ZTF partnership have discovered a black widow star system, in which the stars orbit around each other every 62 minutes—the shortest orbital period observed to date for this type of binary star system.

DEIMOS, ESI, MOSFIRE, AND HIRES REAL TIME INGESTION

Keck Observatory Archive • Project News • April 19th, 2022

KOA now ingests raw (level 0) DEIMOS, ESI, HIRES, KCWI, and MOSFIRE observations in near-real time, generally within 5 minutes after acquisition.

Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures

Spitzer • From Partners • April 11th, 2022

New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades.

Laugh and Learn about the Science of Exoplanets in the Fun-Filled "Astrophysics Variety Hour"

Universe Unplugged • News • March 29th, 2022

How exactly do scientists ever find exoplanets—planets beyond our solar system—and can we ever hope to know anything about these far-flung alien worlds? Those questions and more are amusingly and informatively answered in the Astrophysics Variety Hour, a new video released this week hosted by the...

Exploring Cosmic Origins with SPHEREx (video)

SPHEREx • News Release • March 24th, 2022

The SPHEREx team releases a new video explaining how SPHEREx will explore Cosmic Origins.

SPHEREx Passes Critical Design Review

SPHEREx • News Release • March 24th, 2022

NASA finalizes plans for its next cosmic mapmaker.

NEOWISE 2022 Data Release Available March 23, 2022

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • March 23rd, 2022

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the NEOWISE 2022 Data Release.

NASA’s Roman Mission Will Test Competing Cosmic Acceleration Theories

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • March 22nd, 2022

A team of scientists has predicted the science return from one of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s groundbreaking planned surveys, which will analyze millions of galaxies strewn across space and time.

Cosmic Milestone: NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets

NASA Exoplanet Archive • Project News • March 21st, 2022

The count of confirmed exoplanets just ticked past the 5,000 mark, representing a 30-year journey of discovery led by NASA space telescopes. Not so long ago, we lived in a universe with only a small number of known planets, all of them orbiting our Sun. But a new raft of discoveries marks a...

Planetary Defense Exercise Uses Apophis as Hazardous Asteroid Stand-In

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • May 31st, 2022

Over 100 participants from 18 countries – including NASA scientists and the agency's NEOWISE mission – took part in the international exercise.

"Black Widow" Star Devours Its Rapidly Circling Companion

ZTF • May 4th, 2022

Astronomers from the ZTF partnership have discovered a black widow star system, in which the stars orbit around each other every 62 minutes—the shortest orbital period observed...

DEIMOS, ESI, MOSFIRE, AND HIRES REAL TIME INGESTION

Keck Observatory Archive • April 19th, 2022

KOA now ingests raw (level 0) DEIMOS, ESI, HIRES, KCWI, and MOSFIRE observations in near-real time, generally within 5 minutes after acquisition.

Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures

Spitzer • April 11th, 2022

New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades.

Laugh and Learn about the Science of Exoplanets in the Fun-Filled "Astrophysics Variety Hour"

Universe Unplugged • March 29th, 2022

How exactly do scientists ever find exoplanets—planets beyond our solar system—and can we ever hope to know anything about these far-flung alien worlds? Those questions and more...

Exploring Cosmic Origins with SPHEREx (video)

SPHEREx • March 24th, 2022

The SPHEREx team releases a new video explaining how SPHEREx will explore Cosmic Origins.

SPHEREx Passes Critical Design Review

SPHEREx • March 24th, 2022

NASA finalizes plans for its next cosmic mapmaker.

NEOWISE 2022 Data Release Available March 23, 2022

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • March 23rd, 2022

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the NEOWISE 2022 Data Release.

NASA’s Roman Mission Will Test Competing Cosmic Acceleration Theories

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • March 22nd, 2022

A team of scientists has predicted the science return from one of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s groundbreaking planned surveys, which will analyze millions of...

Cosmic Milestone: NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets

NASA Exoplanet Archive • March 21st, 2022

The count of confirmed exoplanets just ticked past the 5,000 mark, representing a 30-year journey of discovery led by NASA space telescopes. Not so long ago, we lived in a...