Project News

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Chronicle the Active Cosmos

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • November 14th, 2023

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will pair space-based observations with a broad field of view to unveil the dynamic cosmos in ways that have never been possible before.

Construction on NASA Mission to Map 450 Million Galaxies Is Under Way

SPHEREx • News Release • November 9th, 2023

Key elements are coming together for NASA’s SPHEREx mission, a space telescope that will create a map of the universe like none before. NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is beginning to look much like it will when it arrives in Earth orbit and starts mapping the entire sky.

First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions

Euclid • News Release • November 7th, 2023

The new images from the Euclid mission include a cluster of thousands of distant galaxies, demonstrating the spacecraft’s unique abilities.

Euclid's First Science Images Are Coming!

Euclid • News Release • November 2nd, 2023

ESA will release the first five science images from Euclid on Tuesday, November 7, at 14:15 CET (8:15am ET). These images indicate Euclid's readiness to begin its Wide Survey.

Why NASA’s Roman Mission Will Study Milky Way’s Flickering Lights

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • October 24th, 2023

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide one of the deepest-ever views into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. The mission will monitor hundreds of millions of stars in search of tell-tale flickers that betray the presence of planets, distant stars, small icy objects that haunt the...

Anticipating Euclid Data Release Q1

Euclid • News Release • October 20th, 2023

Euclid Q1 data release will contain Level 2 data of a single visit over the ~50 sq deg Euclid Deep Fields.

NASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • October 10th, 2023

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team is exploring ways to support community efforts that will prepare for the deluge of data the mission will return. Recently selected infrastructure teams will serve a vital role in the preliminary work by creating simulations, scouting the skies with...

Euclid Commissioning

Euclid • News Release • September 28th, 2023

Euclid commissioning is looking up. A few issues were found earlier, unsurprising for a space mission with stringent requirements to achieve groud-breaking science goals; all have been mitigated.

SPHEREx Space Telescope Stays Cool in Basement at Caltech

SPHEREx • News Release • September 22nd, 2023

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has been tucked inside a custom-built chamber on and off for the past two months undergoing tests to prepare it for its two-year mission in space. This news piece describes this testing milestone.

Euclid NISP Instrument

Euclid • News Release • September 14th, 2023

NISP, one of Euclid's two instruments, is required for measuring galaxy redshifts. It has two modes: imaging and slitless spectroscopy. Each NISP image has 64 million pixels over 0.57 square degrees.

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Chronicle the Active Cosmos

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • November 14th, 2023

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will pair space-based observations with a broad field of view to unveil the dynamic cosmos in ways that have never been possible before.

Construction on NASA Mission to Map 450 Million Galaxies Is Under Way

SPHEREx • November 9th, 2023

Key elements are coming together for NASA’s SPHEREx mission, a space telescope that will create a map of the universe like none before. NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is...

First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions

Euclid • November 7th, 2023

The new images from the Euclid mission include a cluster of thousands of distant galaxies, demonstrating the spacecraft’s unique abilities.

Euclid's First Science Images Are Coming!

Euclid • November 2nd, 2023

ESA will release the first five science images from Euclid on Tuesday, November 7, at 14:15 CET (8:15am ET). These images indicate Euclid's readiness to begin its Wide Survey.

Why NASA’s Roman Mission Will Study Milky Way’s Flickering Lights

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • October 24th, 2023

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will provide one of the deepest-ever views into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. The mission will monitor hundreds of millions of...

Anticipating Euclid Data Release Q1

Euclid • October 20th, 2023

Euclid Q1 data release will contain Level 2 data of a single visit over the ~50 sq deg Euclid Deep Fields.

NASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • October 10th, 2023

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team is exploring ways to support community efforts that will prepare for the deluge of data the mission will return. Recently selected...

Euclid Commissioning

Euclid • September 28th, 2023

Euclid commissioning is looking up. A few issues were found earlier, unsurprising for a space mission with stringent requirements to achieve groud-breaking science goals; all...

SPHEREx Space Telescope Stays Cool in Basement at Caltech

SPHEREx • September 22nd, 2023

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has been tucked inside a custom-built chamber on and off for the past two months undergoing tests to prepare it for its two-year mission in space....

Euclid NISP Instrument

Euclid • September 14th, 2023

NISP, one of Euclid's two instruments, is required for measuring galaxy redshifts. It has two modes: imaging and slitless spectroscopy. Each NISP image has 64 million pixels...