Project News

All Active Instruments Raw (Level 0) Data Now Available in Near-Real Time

Keck Observatory Archive • August 29th, 2022

KOA now ingests raw (level 0) NIRES, NIRSPEC, and OSIRIS observations and Quicklook (level 1) and Reduced (level 2) OSIRIS products in near-real time, generally within 5 minutes...

UVEX Selected for Phase A Study

Ultraviolet Explorer • August 19th, 2022

NASA has selected four mission proposals submitted to the agency’s Explorers Program for further study. Among the projects proceeding to the Phase A mission concept study phase...

Test Chamber for NASA’s New Cosmic Mapmaker Makes Dramatic Entrance

SPHEREx • August 16th, 2022

The SPHEREx mission will create a 3D map of the entire sky. Its cutting-edge instruments require a custom-built chamber to make sure they’ll be ready to operate in space. After...

The Roman Space Telescope Interactive View

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • August 4th, 2022

View the telescope from every angle, check the completion status, and discover where the pieces are being built.

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • July 19th, 2022

NASA has awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch service for the...

SPHEREx presentation at 240th AAS in Pasadena, CA

SPHEREx • July 19th, 2022

Dr. Chen Heinrich presenting a Hyperwall talk at the 240th American Astronomical Society Meeting in Pasadena, CA on June 15th 2022.

NASA Helps Decipher How Some Distant Planets Have Clouds of Sand

Spitzer • July 7th, 2022

A new study using archival observations by the now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope found a common trait among distant worlds where the exotic clouds form.

ZTF Public Data Release 12

ZTF • July 7th, 2022

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the twelfth ZTF Public Data Release. ZTF is an optical time-domain survey...

NEOWISE Completes 17 Coverages of the Full Sky

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • June 30th, 2022

As of mid-June 2022, NEOWISE has completed 17 coverages of the full sky since the start of the Reactivation mission and is beginning the 18th. Approximately 1.3 million infrared...

Studying Galaxy Growth Spurts in the Early Universe with NASA’s Roman

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • June 27th, 2022

In the American Wild West, high noon was a time for duels and showdowns. When it comes to the history of the universe, cosmic noon featured fireworks of a different sort.