Project News

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Herschel • News Release • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Spitzer • News Release • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

1000 supernovae classified autonomously with machine learning

ZTF • News Release • November 22nd, 2022

Astronomers from the ZTF collaboration at Caltech have developed a machine learning algorithm that autonomously classifies supernovae and reports them to the global astronomical community for follow up observations. Sieving through millions of supernovae candidates, the algorithm,...

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TMT Segment Mount Undergoes Tests in the Netherlands

TMT • Engineering & Technology • November 17th, 2022

A few months ago, TMT Optical engineers traveled to the Netherlands to support the Dutch company TNO install a TMT Segment Support Assembly (SSA) onto an SSA Module Acceptance Test Tool (SMATT). This is an important step in the design and construction of the M1 optics system, a 492-segment...

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TMT Promotes Science at UCLA’s “Exploring Your Universe 2022”

TMT • Education & Outreach • November 16th, 2022

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) presented its first in-person Exploring Your Universe (EYU) science fair in three years on November 6, 2022. About 12,000 visitors of all ages and backgrounds came to UCLA from the greater LA community.

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2022 AstroDay West Hawaiʻi

TMT • Community Engagement • November 10th, 2022

AstroDay 2022, led by the University of Hawai‘i’s Institute for Astronomy (IfA), is dedicated to sharing the amazing science of astronomy and the incredible discoveries made by telescopes throughout the state of Hawaiʻi. The IfA brought together the Maunakea Observatories and various other...

How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Scan for Showstopping Explosions

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • November 3rd, 2022

What happens when the densest, most massive stars – that are also super small – collide? They send out brilliant explosions known as kilonovae. Think of these events as the universe’s natural fireworks. Theorists suspect they periodically occur all across the cosmos – both near and far....

Euclid Scheduled for Launch in 2023

Euclid • News Release • October 27th, 2022

On October 20, 2022, the ESA Council approved ESA's proposal to use the SpaceX vehicle Falcon9 to launch Euclid in 2023.

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MODHIS Completes First Phase of Conceptual Design Review

TMT • Science & Astronomy • October 19th, 2022

TMT’s Multi-Objective Diffraction-limited High-resolution Infrared Spectrograph (MODHIS), a first-light instrument, has successfully completed the first phase of its conceptual design. MODHIS will take advantage of the large collecting area and TMT’s unprecedented angular resolution to...

NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • October 18th, 2022

Pictures of the sky can show us cosmic wonders; movies can bring them to life. Movies from NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope are revealing motion and change across the sky.

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Herschel • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Spitzer • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

1000 supernovae classified autonomously with machine learning

ZTF • November 22nd, 2022

Astronomers from the ZTF collaboration at Caltech have developed a machine learning algorithm that autonomously classifies supernovae and reports them to the global...

TMT Segment Mount Undergoes Tests in the Netherlands

TMT • November 17th, 2022

A few months ago, TMT Optical engineers traveled to the Netherlands to support the Dutch company TNO install a TMT Segment Support Assembly (SSA) onto an SSA Module Acceptance...

TMT Promotes Science at UCLA’s “Exploring Your Universe 2022”

TMT • November 16th, 2022

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) presented its first in-person Exploring Your Universe (EYU) science fair in three years on November 6, 2022. About 12,000...

2022 AstroDay West Hawaiʻi

TMT • November 10th, 2022

AstroDay 2022, led by the University of Hawai‘i’s Institute for Astronomy (IfA), is dedicated to sharing the amazing science of astronomy and the incredible discoveries made by...

How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Scan for Showstopping Explosions

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • November 3rd, 2022

What happens when the densest, most massive stars – that are also super small – collide? They send out brilliant explosions known as kilonovae. Think of these events as the...

Euclid Scheduled for Launch in 2023

Euclid • October 27th, 2022

On October 20, 2022, the ESA Council approved ESA's proposal to use the SpaceX vehicle Falcon9 to launch Euclid in 2023.

MODHIS Completes First Phase of Conceptual Design Review

TMT • October 19th, 2022

TMT’s Multi-Objective Diffraction-limited High-resolution Infrared Spectrograph (MODHIS), a first-light instrument, has successfully completed the first phase of its conceptual...

NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • October 18th, 2022

Pictures of the sky can show us cosmic wonders; movies can bring them to life. Movies from NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope are revealing motion and change across the sky.