Project News

Two Bizarre Brown Dwarfs Found With Citizen Scientists' Help

Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • July 10th, 2020

Data from NASA's NEOWISE mission, managed by the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, fuels the search for these not-quite-planets-but-not-quite-stars. With the help of citizen...

Euclid Instruments Delivered to ESA

Euclid • July 9th, 2020

The Euclid mission has reached another milestone towards launch in 2022. Its two instruments, VIS and NISP, are now built and fully tested. These have been delivered to Airbus...

Comet NEOWISE Sizzles as It Slides by the Sun, Providing a Treat for Observers

Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • July 8th, 2020

A comet visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. Named Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, the comet made its...

TMT Engineering Sensors System Advances to Final Design Phase

TMT • June 26th, 2020

Recently, the TMT Engineering Sensors System (ESEN) successfully passed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and is now ready to enter the Final Design phase. Chris Carter and...

NASA’s TESS, Spitzer Missions Discover a World Orbiting a Unique Young Star

Spitzer • June 24th, 2020

The newly discovered planet is orbiting a star still encircled by the disk of material from which both objects formed, giving scientists a glimpse at early planet evolution.

Young Giant Planet Offers Clues to Formation of Exotic Worlds

Spitzer • June 22nd, 2020

Jupiter-size planets orbiting close to their stars have upended ideas about how giant planets form. Finding young members of this planet class could help answer key questions.

TMT Instrumentation Cryogenic Cooling System Moves on to the Final Design Phase

TMT • June 18th, 2020

The Thirty Meter Telescope recently reached another critical development milestone with the successful Conceptual Design Review close-out meeting of the Cryogenic Cooling System...

Astronomers' Discovery Sheds New Light On Famous Einstein Ring

Keck Observatory Archive • June 1st, 2020

Determined to find a needle in a cosmic haystack, a pair of astronomers time traveled through archives of old data from W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauankea in Hawaii and old...

Latest Poll Shows 2-1 Margin in Support of TMT on Maunakea

TMT • May 28th, 2020

The results of a new scientific poll show Hawaii residents continue to support the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Maunakea by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. The public...

Panel Discussion: US Archival Science with Euclid

Euclid • May 26th, 2020

IPAC will host an online panel discussion, "US Archival Science with Euclid", on June 8, 2020 at 11am PDT to discuss future opportunities for US-based archival science with...