Announcements

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Roman Space Telescope

Project News • July 19th, 2022

NASA has awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch service for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission.

ZTF Public Data Release 12

Project News • July 7th, 2022

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the twelfth ZTF Public Data Release. ZTF is an optical time-domain survey covering the northern sky visible from Palomar Observatory since 17 March 2018.

NEOWISE Completes 17 Coverages of the Full Sky

Project News • June 30th, 2022

As of mid-June 2022, NEOWISE has completed 17 coverages of the full sky since the start of the Reactivation mission and is beginning the 18th. Approximately 1.3 million infrared measurements have been made of 41,021 different solar system objects, including 1,389 NEOs and 249 comets.

Studying Galaxy Growth Spurts in the Early Universe with NASA’s Roman

Project News • June 27th, 2022

In the American Wild West, high noon was a time for duels and showdowns. When it comes to the history of the universe, cosmic noon featured fireworks of a different sort.

NASA Telescope to Help Untangle Galaxy Growth, Dark Matter Makeup

Project News • June 14th, 2022

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study wispy streams of stars that extend far beyond the apparent edges of many galaxies. Missions like the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes would have to patch together hundreds of small images to see these structures around nearby galaxies in...

The Roman Space Observer Game

Project News • June 10th, 2022

You have been given observation time on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! How many astrophysical objects can you catch? The goal for this game is to inform and inspire players about the amazing cosmic objects in our universe and what Roman may be able to see in a fun and engaging way.

Planetary Defense Exercise Uses Apophis as Hazardous Asteroid Stand-In

Project News • May 31st, 2022

Over 100 participants from 18 countries – including NASA scientists and the agency's NEOWISE mission – took part in the international exercise.

DEIMOS, ESI, MOSFIRE, AND HIRES REAL TIME INGESTION

Project News • April 19th, 2022

KOA now ingests raw (level 0) DEIMOS, ESI, HIRES, KCWI, and MOSFIRE observations in near-real time, generally within 5 minutes after acquisition.

NASA Finalizes Plans for Its Next Cosmic Mapmaker

Project News • March 24th, 2022

The SPHEREx mission will have some similarities with the James Webb Space Telescope. But the two observatories will take dramatically different approaches to studying the sky.

NEOWISE 2022 Data Release Available March 23, 2022

Project News • March 23rd, 2022

The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the NEOWISE 2022 Data Release.