Project News

Inauguration of the ITOFF facility, CREST Campus, IIA, India

TMT • January 20th, 2021

The newly built India-TMT Optics Fabrication Facility (ITOFF) was recently inaugurated by Vice President of India Shri. Venkaiah Naidu at the Center for Research and Education...

Citizen Scientists Help Create 3D Map of Cosmic Neighborhood

Spitzer • January 13th, 2021

Is our solar system located in a typical Milky Way neighborhood? Scientists have gotten closer to answering this question, thanks to the NASA-funded Backyard Worlds: Planet 9...

Roman Space Telescope Could Image 100 Hubble Ultra Deep Fields at Once

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • January 11th, 2021

NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to photograph an area of the sky at least 100 times larger than Hubble with the same crisp sharpness.

A New NASA Space Telescope, SPHEREx, Is Moving Ahead

Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer • January 5th, 2021

NASA's upcoming space telescope, the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, or SPHEREx, is one step closer to launch. The...

Continue to Follow Spitzer as you “ExploreAstro at Caltech IPAC”

Spitzer • December 16th, 2020

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope was officially decommissioned on January 30, 2020, but Spitzer’s discoveries will continue for years to come. A great way to learn about these...

Dr. Gary Sanders to Retire

TMT • December 7th, 2020

Dr. Gary Sanders, who has led the TMT Project as Project Manager with distinction since its inception, will retire at the start of 2021.

Caltech-Led Lunar Trailblazer Mission Approved to Begin Final Design and Build

Lunar Trailblazer • December 2nd, 2020

After one year of preliminary design and several reviews, NASA has confirmed the Caltech-led Lunar Trailblazer mission to proceed to final design and build.

16-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Solved, Revealing Stellar Missing Link

Spitzer • November 18th, 2020

The Blue Ring Nebula, which perplexed scientists for over a decade, appears to be the youngest known example of two stars merged into one.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Uncover Echoes of the Universe’s Creation

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • November 18th, 2020

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will detect vestiges of sound waves that once rippled through the primordial cosmic sea.

TMT Optical Test Instruments System Passes Preliminary Design Review

TMT • October 26th, 2020

TMT Optics and Systems Engineering teams have reached another major milestone, with a successful “gate” review of the TMT optical Test INstruments System (TINS) preliminary design.