Announcements

Brown Dwarf and Red Dwarf Pairs Highlight a Gray Area Between Planets and Stars

Project News • July 24th, 2024

A team of researchers and citizen scientists discovered 13 new red dwarf and brown dwarf binary systems in NASA's WISE and NEOWISE data that will help scientists better define the differences between stars and planets.

NASA's NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On

Project News • July 2nd, 2024

NASA's near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA's next-generation infrared mission: NEO Surveyor.

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

Project News • 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 Universe of Learning – a partnership among the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Caltech/IPAC, Center for...

NASA’s Roman Mission Gets Cosmic ‘Sneak Peek’ From Supercomputers

Project News • June 12th, 2024

Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory contributed to a project that sets the stage for two telescopes investigating one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries.

Changes in NExScI Leadership

IPAC News • June 6th, 2024

Dr. David Ciardi, an IPAC senior science staff member and NExScI’s Chief Scientist, has been appointed Deputy Director of the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI). His new appointment was announced on May 3, 2024, effective immediately.

LSST Camera Arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile, Paving the Way for Cosmic Exploration

Project News • May 22nd, 2024

The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the long journey from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California to the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile, where it will soon help unlock the Universe’s mysteries.

New Version of IRSA Viewer

Project News • May 21st, 2024

There's a brand new version of IRSA Viewer, and time series tool, DCE, catalog search tool, data discovery (that box on the IRSA front page), IRTF, and Atlas.

NASA Tool Gets Ready to Image Faraway Planets

Project News • May 21st, 2024

A technology demo on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help increase the variety of distant planets scientists can directly image.

ZTF PUBLIC DATA RELEASE 21: Now available

Announcement • May 20th, 2024

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce ZTF Public Data Release 21.

Four New Planets and JWST Spectra for Two Planets

Project News • May 16th, 2024

The NASA Exoplanet Archive has added four new planets that bring the total confirmed planet count to 5,630.