Project News

Cosmic Legacy: Retired Space Telescope Reveals ‘Hot Jupiter' Secrets

Spitzer • News Release • July 26th, 2021

Among the first, and strangest, planets to be detected around other stars is a variety known as “hot Jupiters” – star-hugging, superheated giants once thought so unlikely that many scientists doubted their existence.

New Spitzer Space Telescope Poster Released

Spitzer • News Release • July 22nd, 2021

This poster depicts the TRAPPIST-1 planets, some of which were discovered by Spitzer.

From the Sun to the stars

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • Project News • July 20th, 2021

A journey of exoplanet discovery begins as Penn State’s NEID spectrometer starts its scientific mission.

A White Dwarf Living on the Edge

ZTF • News Release • July 1st, 2021

Astronomers have identified a white dwarf so massive that it might collapse

A White Dwarf Living on the Edge

ZTF • News Release • June 30th, 2021

Astronomers have discovered the smallest and most massive white dwarf ever seen. The smoldering cinder, which formed when two less massive white dwarfs merged, is about 4,300 kilometers across, or somewhat larger than Earth's moon.

Public Data Release 6

ZTF • News Release • June 30th, 2021

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the sixth ZTF Public Data Release. ZTF is an optical time-domain survey covering the northern sky visible from Palomar Observatory.

Asteroid-Hunting Space Telescope Gets Two-Year Mission Extension

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • June 30th, 2021

For two more years, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) will continue its hunt for asteroids and comets – including objects that could pose a hazard to Earth.

Are We Missing Other Earths?

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • Project News • June 29th, 2021

Some exoplanet searches could be missing nearly half of the Earth-sized planets around other stars. New findings from a team that includes Elise Furlan and David Ciardi at Caltech/IPAC - NExScI suggest that Earth-sized worlds could be lurking undiscovered in binary star systems, hidden in the...

Cosmic dawn occurred 250 to 350 million years after Big Bang

Spitzer • From Partners • June 25th, 2021

Cosmic dawn, when stars formed for the first time, occurred 250 million to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to a new study led by researchers at UC Santa Cruz, the University College London, and the University of Cambridge.

Public Release of Reduced Solar Data Products from the NEID Spectrograph

NN-explore Exoplanet Investigations with Doppler spectroscopy • Project News • June 25th, 2021

The NASA-NSF Exoplanet Observational Research (NN-EXPLORE) program announces the public release of reduced solar data products from the NEID spectrograph built by the Pennsylvania State University.

Cosmic Legacy: Retired Space Telescope Reveals ‘Hot Jupiter' Secrets

Spitzer • July 26th, 2021

Among the first, and strangest, planets to be detected around other stars is a variety known as “hot Jupiters” – star-hugging, superheated giants once thought so unlikely that...

New Spitzer Space Telescope Poster Released

Spitzer • July 22nd, 2021

This poster depicts the TRAPPIST-1 planets, some of which were discovered by Spitzer.

From the Sun to the stars

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • July 20th, 2021

A journey of exoplanet discovery begins as Penn State’s NEID spectrometer starts its scientific mission.

A White Dwarf Living on the Edge

ZTF • July 1st, 2021

Astronomers have identified a white dwarf so massive that it might collapse

A White Dwarf Living on the Edge

ZTF • June 30th, 2021

Astronomers have discovered the smallest and most massive white dwarf ever seen. The smoldering cinder, which formed when two less massive white dwarfs merged, is about...

Public Data Release 6

ZTF • June 30th, 2021

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

Asteroid-Hunting Space Telescope Gets Two-Year Mission Extension

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • June 30th, 2021

For two more years, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) will continue its hunt for asteroids and comets – including objects that could pose a...

Are We Missing Other Earths?

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • June 29th, 2021

Some exoplanet searches could be missing nearly half of the Earth-sized planets around other stars. New findings from a team that includes Elise Furlan and David Ciardi at...

Cosmic dawn occurred 250 to 350 million years after Big Bang

Spitzer • June 25th, 2021

Cosmic dawn, when stars formed for the first time, occurred 250 million to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to a new study led by researchers at...

Public Release of Reduced Solar Data Products from the NEID Spectrograph

NN-explore Exoplanet Investigations with Doppler spectroscopy • June 25th, 2021

The NASA-NSF Exoplanet Observational Research (NN-EXPLORE) program announces the public release of reduced solar data products from the NEID spectrograph built by the...