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IPAC Names New Heads of Science Staff

IPAC News • May 25th, 2021

Dr. Vandana Desai, IRSA Science Lead and IPAC Scientist since 2007, has been appointed the new Head of Science Staff (HoSS) at IPAC. Dr. Phil Appleton, IPAC Scientist since 2001, will serve as Deputy HoSS.

Looking for Origins

Project News • May 13th, 2021

A proposed far-infrared telescope with key IPAC involvement and expertise is described in the leading space systems journal JATIS, including 20 technical articles on the design and capabilities of this breakthrough-enabling giant infrared space telescope.

Machine learning helps astronomers classify dying stars

Project News • April 28th, 2021

Astronomers from the Zwicky Transient Facility team announce the first fully automated classification of Type Ia supernova.

Astronomers Release New All-Sky Map of Milky Way's Outer Reaches

Project News • April 21st, 2021

The highlight of the new chart is a wake of stars, stirred up by a small galaxy set to collide with the Milky Way. The map could also offer a new test of dark matter theories.

NASA Awards Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2021

Community News • March 31st, 2021

NASA has selected 24 new Fellows for its prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP). The NHFP is one of the highlights of NASA's pursuit of excellence in astrophysics. The program enables outstanding postdoctoral scientists to pursue independent research in any area of NASA Astrophysics,...

Public Data Release 5

Project News • March 31st, 2021

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the fifth ZTF Public Data Release. ZTF is an optical time-domain survey covering the northern sky visible from Palomar Observatory.

NEOWISE 2021 Data Release Available March 24, 2021

Project News • March 24th, 2021

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the NEOWISE 2021 Data Release.

A hungry black hole first discovered by ZTF is the likely source of a rare neutrino

Project News • February 22nd, 2021

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Remembering John Stauffer

IPAC News • February 3rd, 2021

Long-time Caltech / IPAC astronomer John R. Stauffer passed away on January 29, 2021 after a battle with cancer.

Public Data Release 4

Project News • December 9th, 2020

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the fourth ZTF Public Data Release. ZTF is an optical time-domain survey covering the northern sky visible from Palomar Observatory.

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