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Caltech and IPAC Mourn the Passing of Carl Grillmair (1959–2026)

IPAC News • February 22nd, 2026

Carl Grillmair, an astronomer at Caltech's IPAC science and data center for astronomy and planetary science, passed away suddenly on February 16, 2026. He was 67 years old.

Liftoff of Pandora - NASA’s Newest Planet-Observing Satellite

Project News • January 12th, 2026

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s Pandora small satellite lifted off at 5:44 a.m. PST Sunday, Jan. 11, from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base located on California’s central coast.

NASA’s Pandora Satellite, CubeSats to Explore Exoplanets, Beyond

Project News • January 8th, 2026

A new NASA spacecraft called Pandora is awaiting launch ahead of its journey to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, and their stars.

Young Galaxies Grow Up Fast

Project News • January 8th, 2026

Astronomers have captured the most detailed look yet at faraway galaxies at the peak of their youth, an active time when the adolescent galaxies were fervently producing new stars. The observations focused on 18 galaxies located 12.5 billion light-years away.

Astronomers Discover the First Galaxy-wide Wobbling Black Hole Jet in a Disk Galaxy

IPAC News • January 8th, 2026

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have uncovered the largest and most extended stream of super-heated gas ever observed flowing from a nearby galaxy, providing the clearest evidence yet that a supermassive black hole can dramatically reshape its host galaxy far...

We finally know how the most common types of planets are created

IPAC News • January 7th, 2026

Four baby planets show how super-Earths and sub-Neptunes form.

Teaching the Teacher: How Educators and Students Conduct Authentic NASA Research

Project News • January 6th, 2026

At the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), running from January 4 through January 8 in Phoenix, AZ, 8 astronomy educators and their students from the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) are attending, plus 11 NITARP alumni educators about to start work on...

Best wishes from your friends and colleagues at IPAC

IPAC News • December 23rd, 2025

Wishing all our colleagues the very, very best for 2026!

People of IPAC: New Leaders, New Roles, New Staff

IPAC News • December 5th, 2025

There were many changes in the IPAC team in the second half of 2025. We filled nine positions with people who either joined IPAC afresh or with existing staff who transitioned to new roles. These included leadership changes with David Ciardi becoming the acting NExScI Executive Director, Meca...

IPAC Director's Update 2025

IPAC News • December 5th, 2025

I was happy to start as the new Executive Director in late May of 2025, and I thank George Helou and the IPAC staff for making IPAC so valuable to the community and such a great place to work. The 2026 federal budget uncertainties have given us challenges, and I'm confident we are up to the task...

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