TMT Science Forum - An Opportunity to Explore and Shape the Science Case for TMT TMT Wed, Mar 27, 2013

The Thirty-Meter Telescope Observatory will host the inaugural "TMT Science Forum" on July 22 and 23, 2013 at the Waikoloa Resort on the island of Hawaii. The TMT is an international project to build and operate a 30-m telescope located on Mauna Kea, HI. The program will consist of talks and workshop discussions exploring TMT science, first-light and future instruments, observatory operations, archiving and data products, key projects and cross-partnership collaborations, and astronomy education and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) opportunities.

Engaging the U.S. Astronomy Community - NSF Awards Partnership-Planning Grant to TMT TMT Mon, Mar 18, 2013

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a cooperative agreement to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Observatory Corporation to explore a potential partnership between the organizations. The award is a milestone for the TMT project, initiating a broad dialog between TMT, the NSF and the United States' astronomical community. The partnership-planning award also paves the way for the NSF to confer with TMT's international partners.

Planck All-Sky Temperature and Foreground Component Maps Announcement Thu, Mar 21, 2013

ESA, NASA, the Planck Collaboration, and IRSA announce the first release of all sky temperature maps, foreground component maps and cosmology results from the Planck mission. The NASA Planck Archive is hosted at IRSA within IPAC.

Decadal Survey 2010 Information and Updates Announcement Tue, Oct 19, 2010

Information about NASA's 2009 Decadal Process.

IPAC Teams and Individuals Honored with NASA Awards Announcement Thu, Oct 18, 2012

A number of IPAC projects, teams and individuals were honored today with NASA Achievement Awards. These recognitions reflect the dedication and creativity of these individuals and teams as well as the support and contributions by many others at IPAC that make each success possible.

Infrared and Submillimeter Probes of Gas in Galaxies: From the Milky Way to the Distant Universe Announcement Tue, Oct 09, 2012

This conference aims to explore the formation and evolution of galaxies using mostly gas tracers. Infrared and submillimeter observations gauge not only the quantity and distribution of gas in galaxies, but also the thermal and dynamical state of its various phases. Star formation and feedback involve physics that can be constrained with long wavelength observations: photoelectric heating, UV excitation, turbulence, cosmic rays, shock waves, atomic and molecular line emission, and thermal emission from dust. The conference will begin with what we know about the physical conditions of gas in the nearby universe out to z = 1, and then push outwards to earlier epochs when galaxies were forming most of their stars.

Notice of Intent for a 'Dear Colleague' Letter Announcement Mon, Aug 20, 2012

The National Reconnaissance Observatory (NRO) has recently transferred to NASA optical hardware the equivalent of two Hubble-class optical telescopes. This Notice of Intent is to alert the astrophysical community that the Astrophysics Division in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA HQ intends to release a “Dear Colleague” letter to solicit applications from interested individuals for the formation of a study group for the possible scientific use(s) of the ex- NRO telescope assets for advancing the science priorities of the 2010 Decadal Survey.

Spring 2013 IPAC Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship Announcement Wed, Aug 15, 2012

The Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at Caltech announces the availability of six-month graduate student fellowships beginning in the Spring of 2013. The program is designed to allow students from other institutions to visit IPAC-Caltech and perform astronomical research in close association with an IPAC staff member during Spring 2013.