Project News

IRSA Highlights from 2021

Infrared Science Archive • Project News • January 27th, 2022

IRSA had a number of milestones, releases and updates in 2021. Here is a recap of some of the high-level announcements.

Visualization Explores a Massive Star's Great Eruption

Universe Unplugged • News • January 25th, 2022

It was once one of the brightest stars in the heavens, easily visible to mariners navigating by the southern sky in the mid-1840s. But the star Eta Carinae quickly faded into obscurity after its brief outburst. Now, over a century and a half later, NASA space observatories (probing from infrared...

NED 2021 Release Highlights

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database • Project News • January 19th, 2022

In 2021, NED had six releases. The NED November and December 2021 Releases included integration of the Chandra Source Catalog (CSC 2.0.1), 989K new object links, 323K new sources from the literature cross-identified with NED objects, and 5.3 million new photometric data points have been...

ZTF Analyzes Impact of Starlink Satellites

ZTF • News Release • January 17th, 2022

A study of archival images from Zwicky Transient Facility shows an increase in satellite streaks but state that the effect on the science conducted with the ZTF survey is so far minimal.

NASA’s Spitzer Illuminates Exoplanets in Astronomical Society Briefing

Spitzer • News Release • January 13th, 2022

The infrared observatory may help answer questions about planets outside our solar system, or exoplanets, including how they form and what drives weather in their atmospheres.

A Wolf-Rayet star explodes as a supernova

ZTF • News Release • January 12th, 2022

For the first time, astronomers have observed an extremely massive star - generally suspected to sneakily die as a black hole - explode in a supernova. The team of astronomers, led by a team from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, made the initial discovery back in June 2019 with the...

First Wolf-Rayet star observed as supernova

ZTF • News Release • January 12th, 2022

A first-of-its-kind exploding star – thought to have existed only in theory – was recently discovered with the Zwicky Transient Facility by an international team of astronomers.

High school teachers and students continue doing real astronomy research despite the global pandemic

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • Project News • January 11th, 2022

In many ways, January 2022 is not a typical January. Most years, we announce at the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) that the current class of educators from the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) has graduated, and a new class of NITARP educators is...

Simulated Image Shows How NASA’s Roman Could Expand on Hubble’s Deepest View

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • January 10th, 2022

A team of astrophysicists has created a simulated image that shows how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could conduct a mega-exposure similar to but far larger than Hubble’s celebrated Ultra Deep Field Image.

Joint Survey Processing Splinter Session

Joint Survey Processing • Project News • January 5th, 2022

Despite the cancellation of the AAS, on Tue Jan 11th between 1-4pm Pacific (4-7pm Eastern), we plan to hold the planned splinter on Joint Survey Processing (JSP) on Zoom. All talks will be linked afterwards on jsp.ipac.caltech.edu.

IRSA Highlights from 2021

Infrared Science Archive • January 27th, 2022

IRSA had a number of milestones, releases and updates in 2021. Here is a recap of some of the high-level announcements.

Visualization Explores a Massive Star's Great Eruption

Universe Unplugged • January 25th, 2022

It was once one of the brightest stars in the heavens, easily visible to mariners navigating by the southern sky in the mid-1840s. But the star Eta Carinae quickly faded into...

NED 2021 Release Highlights

NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database • January 19th, 2022

In 2021, NED had six releases. The NED November and December 2021 Releases included integration of the Chandra Source Catalog (CSC 2.0.1), 989K new object links, 323K new...

ZTF Analyzes Impact of Starlink Satellites

ZTF • January 17th, 2022

A study of archival images from Zwicky Transient Facility shows an increase in satellite streaks but state that the effect on the science conducted with the ZTF survey is...

NASA’s Spitzer Illuminates Exoplanets in Astronomical Society Briefing

Spitzer • January 13th, 2022

The infrared observatory may help answer questions about planets outside our solar system, or exoplanets, including how they form and what drives weather in their atmospheres.

A Wolf-Rayet star explodes as a supernova

ZTF • January 12th, 2022

For the first time, astronomers have observed an extremely massive star - generally suspected to sneakily die as a black hole - explode in a supernova. The team of...

First Wolf-Rayet star observed as supernova

ZTF • January 12th, 2022

A first-of-its-kind exploding star – thought to have existed only in theory – was recently discovered with the Zwicky Transient Facility by an international team of astronomers.

High school teachers and students continue doing real astronomy research despite the global pandemic

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 11th, 2022

In many ways, January 2022 is not a typical January. Most years, we announce at the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) that the current class of educators...

Simulated Image Shows How NASA’s Roman Could Expand on Hubble’s Deepest View

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • January 10th, 2022

A team of astrophysicists has created a simulated image that shows how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could conduct a mega-exposure similar to but far larger than...

Joint Survey Processing Splinter Session

Joint Survey Processing • January 5th, 2022

Despite the cancellation of the AAS, on Tue Jan 11th between 1-4pm Pacific (4-7pm Eastern), we plan to hold the planned splinter on Joint Survey Processing (JSP) on Zoom. All...