Project News

Astronomers Find Clues to the Origins of Exploding Dead Stars

ZTF • News Release • February 7th, 2019

Dying stars known as Type Ia supernovae are often referred to as standard candles because they all emit the same, well-known amount of light when they explode and can therefore be used to measure distances in the universe. GROWTH astronomers have now observed a very peculiar Type Ia supernova...

Explore Exoplanets with NASA and Stars of 'The Expanse' & 'General Hospital'

Universe Unplugged • News • February 6th, 2019

Actors from the acclaimed sci-fi TV series “The Expanse” team up with Parry Shen of “General Hospital” to search for potentially habitable planets beyond our solar system in a new educational video series called “The Habitable Zone.” The videos introduce audiences to the science of exoplanets and...

Asteroid from ‘Rare Species’ Sighted in the Cosmic Wild

ZTF • News Release • February 5th, 2019

Astronomers have discovered an asteroid looping through the inner solar system on an exotic orbit. The unusual object is among the first asteroids ever found whose orbit is confined almost entirely within the orbit of Venus. The asteroid's existence hints at potentially significant numbers of...

High school teachers and students doing real astronomy research? Absolutely!

• Project News • January 9th, 2019

Once again, more than 30 teachers, students and astronomy educators from the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) will be attending the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), running from January 6 through January 10 in Seattle, WA.

Multi-Wavelength View of a Supernova Remnant

Herschel • News Release • January 7th, 2019

New Year's Eve may be past, but we are not done with fireworks just yet. This image, which includes data from ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, shows the remnants of an explosion – not of the colorful type ignited during celebrations, but of the stellar kind.

Visualization of the SPHEREx Galaxy Catalog

SPHEREx • News Release • October 10th, 2018

SPHEREx team members from Argonne National Laboratory have created an exciting new visualization of the galaxy catalog that SPHEREx will generate (if approved by NASA, that is).

Call for Proposals for 2019A NASA Keck Time

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • Project News • August 15th, 2018

The call for proposals for NASA Keck time in observing semester 2019A (February 1 - July 31, 2019) is now open for professional research using the NASA allocation for telescope observing time at the W.M. Keck Observatory.

Cross-Matching the Entire All-Sky 2MASS Point Source Catalog with NED

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database • Project News • August 2nd, 2018

A major update to the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database was released featuring the results of cross-matching the entire all-sky 2MASS Point Source Catalog with NED.

The SPHEREx Concept Study Report Submitted to NASA

SPHEREx • News Release • May 24th, 2018

The SPHEREx Concept Study Report has been submitted to NASA!

Planck Team Awarded 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize

Planck • Feature • May 11th, 2018

The Planck team and its leaders Nazzareno Mandolesi and Jean-Loup Puget were awarded the 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize, a recognition of groundbreaking work that provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture.

Astronomers Find Clues to the Origins of Exploding Dead Stars

ZTF • February 7th, 2019

Dying stars known as Type Ia supernovae are often referred to as standard candles because they all emit the same, well-known amount of light when they explode and can therefore...

Explore Exoplanets with NASA and Stars of 'The Expanse' & 'General Hospital'

Universe Unplugged • February 6th, 2019

Actors from the acclaimed sci-fi TV series “The Expanse” team up with Parry Shen of “General Hospital” to search for potentially habitable planets beyond our solar system in a...

Asteroid from ‘Rare Species’ Sighted in the Cosmic Wild

ZTF • February 5th, 2019

Astronomers have discovered an asteroid looping through the inner solar system on an exotic orbit. The unusual object is among the first asteroids ever found whose orbit is...

High school teachers and students doing real astronomy research? Absolutely!

• January 9th, 2019

Once again, more than 30 teachers, students and astronomy educators from the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) will be attending the winter meeting of the...

Multi-Wavelength View of a Supernova Remnant

Herschel • January 7th, 2019

New Year's Eve may be past, but we are not done with fireworks just yet. This image, which includes data from ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, shows the remnants of an...

Visualization of the SPHEREx Galaxy Catalog

SPHEREx • October 10th, 2018

SPHEREx team members from Argonne National Laboratory have created an exciting new visualization of the galaxy catalog that SPHEREx will generate (if approved by NASA, that is).

Call for Proposals for 2019A NASA Keck Time

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • August 15th, 2018

The call for proposals for NASA Keck time in observing semester 2019A (February 1 - July 31, 2019) is now open for professional research using the NASA allocation for telescope...

Cross-Matching the Entire All-Sky 2MASS Point Source Catalog with NED

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database • August 2nd, 2018

A major update to the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database was released featuring the results of cross-matching the entire all-sky 2MASS Point Source Catalog with NED.

The SPHEREx Concept Study Report Submitted to NASA

SPHEREx • May 24th, 2018

The SPHEREx Concept Study Report has been submitted to NASA!

Planck Team Awarded 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize

Planck • May 11th, 2018

The Planck team and its leaders Nazzareno Mandolesi and Jean-Loup Puget were awarded the 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize, a recognition of groundbreaking work that provides new...