Project News

Citizen Scientists Discover Five-Planet System

Kepler • Project News • January 11th, 2018

In its search for exoplanets—planets outside of our solar system—NASA's Kepler telescope trails behind Earth, measuring the brightness of stars that may potentially host planets. The instrument identifies potential planets around other stars by looking for dips in the brightness of the stars that...

Zwicky Transient Facility Opens Its Eyes to the Volatile Cosmos

ZTF • News Release • November 14th, 2017

The latest workhorse camera at the Palomar Observatory can scan the majority of the northern sky every night, looking for cosmic events as they happen.

Listening for Gravitational Waves Using Pulsars

2MASS • Project News • November 13th, 2017

To explore low-frequency gravitational waves, researchers look to a natural experiment in the sky called a pulsar timing array.

Science Data, Discoveries and People: Legacy of the Herschel Space Observatory

Herschel • News Release • September 21st, 2017

The Herschel mission, a trailblazing space observatory that provided a unique view of our cosmos during its almost four years of operations, leaves a legacy of treasured data, thousands of scientific papers, as well as a new generation of astronomers who cut their professional teeth on this...

Herschel's Chronicles of Galaxy Evolution

Herschel • News Release • September 20th, 2017

Delving deep into the history of our cosmos, the Herschel Space Observatory scrutinised hundreds of thousands of star-forming galaxies, peering back in time to when the Universe was less than one billion years old. These observations probed the peak epoch of stellar production, about ten billion...

The Cosmic Water Trail Uncovered by Herschel

Herschel • News Release • September 19th, 2017

During almost four years of observing the cosmos, the Herschel Space Observatory traced out the presence of water. With its unprecedented sensitivity and spectral resolution at key wavelengths, Herschel revealed this crucial molecule in star-forming molecular clouds, detected it for the first...

How Herschel Unlocked the Secrets of Star Formation

Herschel • News Release • September 18th, 2017

Surveying the sky for almost four years to observe the glow of cold cosmic dust embedded in interstellar clouds of gas, the Herschel Space Observatory has provided astronomers with an unprecedented glimpse into the stellar cradles of our Galaxy. As a result, giant strides have been taken in our...

SPHEREx Featured in Science

SPHEREx • News Release • August 16th, 2017

SPHEREx and the other MIDEX finalists are described in this Science article.

NASA Chooses SPHEREx for Phase A Study

SPHEREx • News Release • August 9th, 2017

Wonderful news! We learned today that NASA chose SPHEREx for a Phase A study!

Large, Distant Comets More Common Than Previously Thought

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • July 25th, 2017

Comets that take more than 200 years to make one revolution around the Sun are notoriously difficult to study. Because they spend most of their time far from our area of the solar system, many "long-period comets" will never approach the Sun in a person's lifetime.

Citizen Scientists Discover Five-Planet System

Kepler • January 11th, 2018

In its search for exoplanets—planets outside of our solar system—NASA's Kepler telescope trails behind Earth, measuring the brightness of stars that may potentially host...

Zwicky Transient Facility Opens Its Eyes to the Volatile Cosmos

ZTF • November 14th, 2017

The latest workhorse camera at the Palomar Observatory can scan the majority of the northern sky every night, looking for cosmic events as they happen.

Listening for Gravitational Waves Using Pulsars

2MASS • November 13th, 2017

To explore low-frequency gravitational waves, researchers look to a natural experiment in the sky called a pulsar timing array.

Science Data, Discoveries and People: Legacy of the Herschel Space Observatory

Herschel • September 21st, 2017

The Herschel mission, a trailblazing space observatory that provided a unique view of our cosmos during its almost four years of operations, leaves a legacy of treasured data,...

Herschel's Chronicles of Galaxy Evolution

Herschel • September 20th, 2017

Delving deep into the history of our cosmos, the Herschel Space Observatory scrutinised hundreds of thousands of star-forming galaxies, peering back in time to when the Universe...

The Cosmic Water Trail Uncovered by Herschel

Herschel • September 19th, 2017

During almost four years of observing the cosmos, the Herschel Space Observatory traced out the presence of water. With its unprecedented sensitivity and spectral resolution at...

How Herschel Unlocked the Secrets of Star Formation

Herschel • September 18th, 2017

Surveying the sky for almost four years to observe the glow of cold cosmic dust embedded in interstellar clouds of gas, the Herschel Space Observatory has provided astronomers...

SPHEREx Featured in Science

SPHEREx • August 16th, 2017

SPHEREx and the other MIDEX finalists are described in this Science article.

NASA Chooses SPHEREx for Phase A Study

SPHEREx • August 9th, 2017

Wonderful news! We learned today that NASA chose SPHEREx for a Phase A study!

Large, Distant Comets More Common Than Previously Thought

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • July 25th, 2017

Comets that take more than 200 years to make one revolution around the Sun are notoriously difficult to study. Because they spend most of their time far from our area of the...