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Caught in the Act: Astronomers Detect a Star Devouring a Planet

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • May 3rd, 2023

A new study published online Wednesday, May 3, in the journal Nature documents the first observation of an aging star swallowing a planet. After running out of fuel in its core, the star began to grow in size, shrinking the gap with its neighboring planet, eventually consuming it entirely.

Euclid on the way to launch site

Euclid • News Release • April 26th, 2023

The Euclid mission will explore the dark universe. The Euclid satellite has been shipped from Italy, and is en route to its launch site in Florida, U.S.A.. The launch is scheduled for early July 2023.

SPHEREx at Explore JPL open house

SPHEREx • News Release • April 26th, 2023

SPHEREx team members showcased SPHEREx during the Explore JPL open house.

Framework for NASA’s Roman Spacecraft Moves to Goddard Clean Room

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • April 26th, 2023

The primary structure that will serve as the “bones” of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has moved into the big clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The spacecraft bus, Roman’s primary support element, will now be built upon this skeletal framework.

Goddard Team Builds, Tests Calibrator for NASA’s Roman in Record Time

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • April 19th, 2023

A vital subsystem for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was recently delivered to Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado, and installed in the spacecraft’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI). Called the Simplified Relative Calibration System (sRCS), this component will allow astronomers to measure...

NEOWISE 2023 Data Release

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • March 22nd, 2023

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the NEOWISE 2023 Data Release.

Euclid in a Nutshell

Euclid • News Release • March 13th, 2023

The Euclid mission is designed to explore the composition and evolution of the dark Universe. It is an ESA space mission, with NASA contribution. This short video from ESA, "Euclid in a Nutshell", explains Euclid to the general public.

Millions of Galaxies Emerge in New Simulated Images From NASA's Roman

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • March 8th, 2023

Scientists have created a gargantuan synthetic survey that shows what we can expect from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s future observations. Though it represents just a small chunk of the real future survey, this simulated version contains a staggering number of galaxies – 33 million of...

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Rewind the Universe

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • March 1st, 2023

High-Gain Antenna for NASA’s Roman Mission Clears Environmental Tests

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • February 6th, 2023

Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have finished testing the high-gain antenna for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. When it launches by May 2027, this NASA observatory will help unravel the secrets of dark energy and dark matter, search for and image...