Project News

Millions of Galaxies Emerge in New Simulated Images From NASA's Roman

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • March 8th, 2023

Scientists have created a gargantuan synthetic survey that shows what we can expect from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s future observations. Though it represents just a small chunk of the real future survey, this simulated version contains a staggering number of galaxies – 33 million of...

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Rewind the Universe

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • March 1st, 2023

High-Gain Antenna for NASA’s Roman Mission Clears Environmental Tests

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • February 6th, 2023

Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have finished testing the high-gain antenna for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. When it launches by May 2027, this NASA observatory will help unravel the secrets of dark energy and dark matter, search for and image...

2023 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Hybrid Workshop Characterizing Exoplanet Atmospheres: The Next Twenty Years

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • Project News • January 30th, 2023

Observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere provide the best hope for distinguishing the makeup of its outer layers, and the only hope for understanding the interplay between formation, natal composition, chemical and disequilibrium processes, and dynamics & circulation. This year’s workshop will...

IRSA 2022 Highlights

Infrared Science Archive • Project News • January 30th, 2023

IRSA continued with a number of milestones, releases and updates in 2022. ZTF data abounded, and the community contributed a number of data sets.

Celebrating IRAS, NASA's First Infrared Space Telescope

Infrared Astronomical Satellite • Project News • January 25th, 2023

300 Days of Data That Spawned 40 Years of Infrared Astronomy

High school teachers and students continue doing real astronomy research

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • Project News • January 10th, 2023

Among the thousands of attendees at this year’s 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Seattle, WA, held January 8-12, 2023, will be 17 astronomy educators and 12 of their students from the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP). For some, their presence at AAS...

Announcing the "First UVEX Community Workshop: Synergies and New Opportunities"

Ultraviolet Explorer • Project News • January 3rd, 2023

The UVEX team is pleased to announce the "First UVEX Community Workshop: Synergies and New Opportunities," which will be held in Pasadena, CA on the Caltech campus from 13 to 15 March, 2023.

Moon Water Imager Integrated With NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer

Lunar Trailblazer • Project News • December 22nd, 2022

Lunar Trailblazer is one step closer to launching next year. Earlier this month, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory delivered a key science instrument to Lockheed Martin Space in Colorado, and the teams integrated it with the small satellite, or SmallSat. The instrument, called the High-resolution...

New Data in NED - 2022 Release Highlights

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database • Project News • December 22nd, 2022

NED had two data releases since Chandra data were integrated in April. More than 200K object links to 1800 new articles, 160K redshifts, and 153K new sources have been added.

Millions of Galaxies Emerge in New Simulated Images From NASA's Roman

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • March 8th, 2023

Scientists have created a gargantuan synthetic survey that shows what we can expect from the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s future observations. Though it represents just a...

How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Rewind the Universe

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • March 1st, 2023

High-Gain Antenna for NASA’s Roman Mission Clears Environmental Tests

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • February 6th, 2023

Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have finished testing the high-gain antenna for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. When it launches...

2023 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Hybrid Workshop Characterizing Exoplanet Atmospheres: The Next Twenty Years

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • January 30th, 2023

Observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere provide the best hope for distinguishing the makeup of its outer layers, and the only hope for understanding the interplay between...

IRSA 2022 Highlights

Infrared Science Archive • January 30th, 2023

IRSA continued with a number of milestones, releases and updates in 2022. ZTF data abounded, and the community contributed a number of data sets.

Celebrating IRAS, NASA's First Infrared Space Telescope

Infrared Astronomical Satellite • January 25th, 2023

300 Days of Data That Spawned 40 Years of Infrared Astronomy

High school teachers and students continue doing real astronomy research

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 10th, 2023

Among the thousands of attendees at this year’s 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Seattle, WA, held January 8-12, 2023, will be 17 astronomy educators...

Announcing the "First UVEX Community Workshop: Synergies and New Opportunities"

Ultraviolet Explorer • January 3rd, 2023

The UVEX team is pleased to announce the "First UVEX Community Workshop: Synergies and New Opportunities," which will be held in Pasadena, CA on the Caltech campus from 13 to 15...

Moon Water Imager Integrated With NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer

Lunar Trailblazer • December 22nd, 2022

Lunar Trailblazer is one step closer to launching next year. Earlier this month, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory delivered a key science instrument to Lockheed Martin Space in...

New Data in NED - 2022 Release Highlights

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database • December 22nd, 2022

NED had two data releases since Chandra data were integrated in April. More than 200K object links to 1800 new articles, 160K redshifts, and 153K new sources have been added.