Project News

Call for Proposals for 2019A NASA Keck Time

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI) • August 15th, 2018

The call for proposals for NASA Keck time in observing semester 2019A (February 1 - July 31, 2019) is now open for professional research using the NASA allocation for telescope...

Cross-Matching the Entire All-Sky 2MASS Point Source Catalog with NED

NED • August 2nd, 2018

A major update to the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database was released featuring the results of cross-matching the entire all-sky 2MASS Point Source Catalog with NED.

The Fading Ghost of a Long-Dead Star

Spitzer • August 2nd, 2018

Thin, red veins of energized gas mark the location of one of the larger supernova remnants in the Milky Way galaxy in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Future Mariners: Astrometry with TMT Part 2

TMT • July 24th, 2018

In Part 1 of this article, I described astrometry and why it's such an important part of astronomy. Now, we're going to look at how TMT will perform astrometry to a new degree...

Future Mariners: Astrometry with TMT Part 1

TMT • July 10th, 2018

While pursuing my doctorate in experimental astrophysics, in London, I would sometimes visit the map room at the British Museum. I'd look at the ancient maps, with coastlines...

Invitation to Participate in Development of Exemplar Key Science Programs For GMT and TMT

TMT • July 9th, 2018

The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) and its collaborative partners, the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory (TIO)...

TMT Recognized for Contributions to Hawai'i Island Schools and Educational Programs

TMT • July 5th, 2018

HILO, HAWAII (July 5, 2018) – The Thirty Meter Telescope project (TMT) was recently awarded the 2018 Pualu Community Education Award by the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce for...

TMT Telescope Control System (TCS) Making Progress Toward Preliminary Design Review

TMT • June 19th, 2018

Work is moving forward on TMT’s Telescope Control System (TCS), which is responsible for the coordination and control of the various telescope subsystems, responding to commands...

Thirty Meter Telescope’s THINK Fund Awards Over $1 Million in College Scholarships To Native Hawaiian and Hawaii Island Students

TMT • June 18th, 2018

Hilo, Hawaii (June 18, 2018) – The Hawaii Island New Knowledge (THINK) Fund has awarded college scholarships totaling $1,050,000 to 116 local Hawaii Island students over the...

Astronomers See Distant Eruption as Black Hole Destroys Star

Spitzer • June 14th, 2018

For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged the formation and expansion of a fast-moving jet of material ejected when the powerful gravity of a supermassive black hole...