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IPAC Names Tracy Chen the New Task Lead of Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) Science Data System

IPAC News • February 15th, 2024

Dr. Tracy Chen, a member of IPAC since 2009, was appointed the new Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) Science Data System Lead, starting on January 2nd, 2024.

New NASA Mission will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions

Project News • February 13th, 2024

As NASA explores the unknown in air and space, a new mission to survey ultraviolet light across the entire sky will provide the agency with more insight into how galaxies and stars evolve. The space telescope, called UVEX (UltraViolet EXplorer), is targeted to launch in 2030 as NASA’s next...

High School Teachers and Students Continue Doing Real Astronomy Research

Project News • January 10th, 2024

At the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), running from January 7 through January 11 in New Orleans, LA, 18 astronomy educators and 21 of their students from the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) are attending. For over a decade, NITARP has partnered small...

A Community for Astronomy Visualization

Project News • January 1st, 2024

Science visualization is a key component of astronomy communications for both the research and outreach communities. Recently, several exciting steps have been taken to better connect practitioners of “AstroViz” (a nickname for the discipline), spanning researchers, educators, developers, and...

Meet the Infrared Telescopes That Paved the Way for NASA’s Webb

Project News • December 22nd, 2023

The Webb telescope has opened a new window onto the universe, but it builds on missions going back 40 years, including Spitzer and the Infrared Astronomical Satellite.

IPAC Welcomes Flo Langilotti as New IPAC Facilities Lead

IPAC News • December 14th, 2023

IPAC welcomes our new Facilities Coordinator, Flo Langilotti. Flo takes up the task after IPAC said goodbye to long-time IPACer Jack Lampley.

ARIEL Passes Major Milestone

Project News • August 23rd, 2023

ARIEL, the European Space Agency’s next-generation mission to observe the chemical make-up of distant extrasolar planets, has passed a major milestone after successfully completing its Payload Preliminary Design Review (PDR).

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Gets Final Payload for Moon Water Hunt

Project News • August 16th, 2023

The spacecraft’s Lunar Thermal Mapper science instrument will work with an imaging spectrometer to help researchers understand the nature of water on the Moon’s surface.

2024 IPAC Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship Call for Applications

IPAC News • July 25th, 2023

Applicants are invited to apply for the 2024 IPAC Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship program.

#SoCaltech: Dawn Gelino

IPAC News • July 19th, 2023

“I have attended almost every AAS [American Astronomical Society] meeting since I began graduate school in 1996. Every job I’ve ever had was made possible through networking at the meetings. Many years later, I am the newest vice president of the AAS. The official mission of the AAS is to enhance...

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