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

IPAC News • December 14th, 2024

There were many changes in the IPAC team in 2024. We filled 20 positions with people who either joined IPAC afresh or with existing staff who transitioned to new roles. There were also leadership changes with David Ciardi appointed the Deputy Director of NExScI, Jessie Christansen named the new Chief Scientist of NExScI, Tracy Chen appointed the new ZTF Task Lead, Anastasia Laity named the new IRSA Deputy Task Lead and Anahita Alavi starting as the ENSCI Deputy Task Lead.

NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation

IPAC News • October 24th, 2024

NASA has awarded $15.6 million in grant funding to 15 projects supporting the maintenance of open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASA science community, for...

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...

IPAC Executive Director George Helou Stepping Down at the End of 2024

IPAC News • May 3rd, 2024

It’s the end of an era for IPAC, and the start of a new one. After more than four decades of dedicated service to IPAC, 25 years of which he was serving as IPAC Executive...

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NASA Joins Telescope, Instruments to Roman Spacecraft

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • January 8th, 2025

Technicians have successfully integrated NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s payload – the telescope, instrument carrier, and two instruments – to the spacecraft that...

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Euclid at AAS 245

Euclid • January 7th, 2025

At the American Astronomical Society's 245th meeting (January 12-16, 2025), ENSCI is organizing a special session on Euclid. ENSCI staff will be at the IPAC booth to answer...

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Euclid image of star nurseries converted to a cosmic jingle

Euclid • January 3rd, 2025

A fun, exciting new way to explore astronomical data! The image of a star-forming region, M78, taken by the Euclid mission has been converted to a cosmic jingle.

ExploreExoplanets: TheDiscoverers; Ep. 18 Ben Montet (part 2)

IPAC Communications and Education • December 19th, 2024

Spock's home planet is probably one of the most famous exoplanets, thanks to Star Trek lore. Turns out, Vulcan has a storied past in our own solar system's history, which Dr....

Euclid Q1 release: March 19, 2025

Euclid • December 19th, 2024

Euclid Quick Release 1 (Q1) data will go public on March 19, 2025! These include the imaging and spectroscopic data from a single visit to the Euclid Deep Fields, totaling 53...

Dimensions of IPAC: SPHEREx Video

IPAC Communications and Education • December 18th, 2024

Dimensions of IPAC explores the wide spectrum of activities happening at IPAC, and here we highlight IPAC's role in the SPHEREx mission.

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