Project News

Native American tribe names a ZTF-discovered asteroid

ZTF • June 9th, 2022

Members of the Pauma band native American tribe, whose ancestral lands include the Palomar mountain, gathered at the Palomar Observatory to name a unique...

ZTF captures a possible candidate of a high-energy neutrino for a second time

ZTF • June 3rd, 2022

Led by researchers at DESY, Germany, astronomers have discovered and analyzed an extremely bright tidal disruption event that may be associated with a high-energy...

Planetary Defense Exercise Uses Apophis as Hazardous Asteroid Stand-In

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • May 31st, 2022

Over 100 participants from 18 countries – including NASA scientists and the agency's NEOWISE mission – took part in the international exercise.

"Black Widow" Star Devours Its Rapidly Circling Companion

ZTF • May 4th, 2022

Astronomers from the ZTF partnership have discovered a black widow star system, in which the stars orbit around each other every 62 minutes—the shortest orbital period observed...

DEIMOS, ESI, MOSFIRE, AND HIRES REAL TIME INGESTION

Keck Observatory Archive • April 19th, 2022

KOA now ingests raw (level 0) DEIMOS, ESI, HIRES, KCWI, and MOSFIRE observations in near-real time, generally within 5 minutes after acquisition.

Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures

Spitzer • April 11th, 2022

New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades.

Integration of Euclid's instrument payload and supporting service modules

Euclid • March 31st, 2022

Integration of the payload and supporting service modules of ESA's Euclid mission has completed at Thales Alenia in Turin, a major milestone in mission readiness.

Laugh and Learn about the Science of Exoplanets in the Fun-Filled "Astrophysics Variety Hour"

Universe Unplugged • March 29th, 2022

How exactly do scientists ever find exoplanets—planets beyond our solar system—and can we ever hope to know anything about these far-flung alien worlds? Those questions and more...

NASA Finalizes Plans for Its Next Cosmic Mapmaker

Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer • March 24th, 2022

The SPHEREx mission will have some similarities with the James Webb Space Telescope. But the two observatories will take dramatically different approaches to studying the sky.

Exploring Cosmic Origins with SPHEREx (video)

SPHEREx • March 24th, 2022

The SPHEREx team releases a new video explaining how SPHEREx will explore Cosmic Origins.