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ExploreExoplanets: TheDiscoverers; Ep. 18 Ben Montet (part 2)

IPAC Communications and Education • December 19th, 2024

Spock's home planet is probably one of the most famous exoplanets, thanks to Star Trek lore. Turns out, Vulcan has a storied past in our own solar system's history, which Dr....

Dimensions of IPAC: SPHEREx Video

IPAC Communications and Education • December 18th, 2024

Dimensions of IPAC explores the wide spectrum of activities happening at IPAC, and here we highlight IPAC's role in the SPHEREx mission.

Explore Exoplanets: The Discoverers; Ep. 17 Ben Montet (part 1)

IPAC Communications and Education • December 12th, 2024

Dr. Ben Montet set out to study black holes and then radio transients, and along the way he discovered exoplanets! His team gathered enormous amounts of radial velocity data on...

Explore Exoplanets - The Discoverers (Episode 16)

IPAC Communications and Education • September 12th, 2024

Did the movie Avatar predict the discovery of the holy grail of exoplanets: a nearby Earth-like rocky planet orbiting a Sun-like star? Drs. Jessie Christiansen and Ashley...

Explore Exoplanets - The Discoverers (Episode 15)

IPAC Communications and Education • August 29th, 2024

NASA's planet-hunting Kepler Telescope found its first planet candidate in 2009. Ten years later, KOI-4.01 was finally confirmed as an exoplanet by a team led by Dr. Ashley...

Iconic Pillars of Creation Star in NASA’s New 3D Visualization

IPAC Communications and Education • June 27th, 2024

Made famous in a 1995 NASA image, the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula has captured imaginations worldwide for its arresting, ethereal beauty. Now, NASA’s...

What is a black hole? Astro-Investigates Episode 1

IPAC Communications and Education • May 8th, 2024

Black holes - what are they really? Learn this and more with “Astro-Investigates,” a new video series that explores and explains big astrophysics topics with the help of NASA...

Discovering 3 Worlds All at Once!

IPAC Communications and Education • March 19th, 2024

What's better than discovering an exoplanet? How about discovering THREE exoplanets...all at once! Early-career researcher Dr. Emily Gilbert talks about the exoplanet bonanza of...

A Community for Astronomy Visualization

IPAC Communications and Education • January 1st, 2024

Science visualization is a key component of astronomy communications for both the research and outreach communities. Recently, several exciting steps have been taken to better...