Project News

Two Bizarre Brown Dwarfs Found With Citizen Scientists' Help

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • July 10th, 2020

Data from NASA's NEOWISE mission, managed by the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, fuels the search for these not-quite-planets-but-not-quite-stars. With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers have discovered two highly unusual brown dwarfs, balls of gas that are not massive enough to...

Comet NEOWISE Sizzles as It Slides by the Sun, Providing a Treat for Observers

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • July 8th, 2020

A comet visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. Named Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, the comet made its once-in-our-lifetimes close approach to the Sun on July 3, 2020, and will cross outside Earth's orbit on its way back to the outer...

NEOWISE 2020 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • March 26th, 2020

The NEOWISE Reactivation 2020 Release adds approximately 2.5 million image sets and 18.7 billion source detections to the public archive. These data were acquired during the sixth year of the NEOWISE Reactivation Mission.

NEOWISE Celebrates Five Years of Asteroid Data

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • April 15th, 2019

NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission released its fifth year of survey data on April 11, 2019. The five years of NEOWISE data have significantly advanced scientists' knowledge of asteroids and comets in the solar system, as well as the stars and galaxies...

NEOWISE 2018 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • April 19th, 2018

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and IPAC present the NEOWISE 2018 Data Release. The 4-year NEOWISE archive now contains over 10.2 million calibrated image sets and a database of over 76.8 billion source detections.

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.

NEOWISE 2017 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • June 1st, 2017

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and IPAC present the NEOWISE 2017 Data Release. The 3-year NEOWISE archive now contains over 7.7 million calibrated image sets and a database of over 57 billion source detections.

NASA's NEOWISE Mission Spies One Comet, Maybe Two

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • December 29th, 2016

NASA's NEOWISE mission has recently discovered some celestial objects traveling through our neighborhood, including one on the blurry line between asteroid and comet. Another--definitely a comet--might be seen with binoculars through next week.

NEOWISE 2016 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • March 23rd, 2016

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center announce the NEOWISE 2016 Data Release.

Caltech Asteroid Hunter Gives TED Talk

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • February 19th, 2016

Caltech staff scientist Carrie Nugent, who discovers and characterizes asteroids utilizing data from the NASA NEOWISE program, presented her research as one of the selected speakers at the 2016 TED Conference this week in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Two Bizarre Brown Dwarfs Found With Citizen Scientists' Help

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • July 10th, 2020

Data from NASA's NEOWISE mission, managed by the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, fuels the search for these not-quite-planets-but-not-quite-stars. With the help of citizen...

Comet NEOWISE Sizzles as It Slides by the Sun, Providing a Treat for Observers

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • July 8th, 2020

A comet visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. Named Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, the comet made its...

NEOWISE 2020 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • March 26th, 2020

The NEOWISE Reactivation 2020 Release adds approximately 2.5 million image sets and 18.7 billion source detections to the public archive. These data were acquired during the...

NEOWISE Celebrates Five Years of Asteroid Data

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • April 15th, 2019

NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission released its fifth year of survey data on April 11, 2019. The five years of NEOWISE data have...

NEOWISE 2018 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • April 19th, 2018

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and IPAC present the NEOWISE 2018 Data Release. The 4-year NEOWISE archive now contains over 10.2 million calibrated...

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...

NEOWISE 2017 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • June 1st, 2017

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and IPAC present the NEOWISE 2017 Data Release. The 3-year NEOWISE archive now contains over 7.7 million calibrated...

NASA's NEOWISE Mission Spies One Comet, Maybe Two

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • December 29th, 2016

NASA's NEOWISE mission has recently discovered some celestial objects traveling through our neighborhood, including one on the blurry line between asteroid and comet....

NEOWISE 2016 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • March 23rd, 2016

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center announce the NEOWISE 2016 Data Release.

Caltech Asteroid Hunter Gives TED Talk

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • February 19th, 2016

Caltech staff scientist Carrie Nugent, who discovers and characterizes asteroids utilizing data from the NASA NEOWISE program, presented her research as one of the selected...