Project News

Astronomers Discover Extremely Warped Supernova

ZTF • June 12th, 2023

Astronomers have captured a bizarre image of a supernova, the powerful explosion of a star, whose light was so warped by the gravity of another galaxy that it appears as...

IRSA Newsletter: Issue 2023.4

Infrared Science Archive • May 24th, 2023

The latest IRSA Newsletter has information about ZTF Data Release 17, COSMOS2020 Catalog Release, availability of data from the IRTF/TEXES instrument, and IRSA Viewer updates.

NASA’s Spitzer, TESS Find Potentially Volcano-Covered Earth-Size World

Spitzer • May 17th, 2023

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes. Called LP 791-18 d, the planet could undergo volcanic...

Radio signals reveal the origin of a supernova

ZTF • May 17th, 2023

Astronomers from the Zwicky Transient Facility collaboration based at the University of Stockholm, Sweden have uncovered the origin of a thermonuclear supernova explosion....

NASA Completes Heart of Roman Space Telescope’s Primary Instrument

Roman • May 16th, 2023

The heart of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was recently delivered to Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado, for integration into the WFI (Wide Field Instrument). Called...

Moon Gazing: The Long Story of Lunar Research at Caltech

Lunar Trailblazer • May 15th, 2023

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission marks a new chapter in Caltech’s enduring exploration of Earth’s closest celestial companion.

ZTF sees a star eating its world

ZTF • May 3rd, 2023

For the first time, astronomers have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet whole. The sun-like star, called ZTF SLRN-2020, lies about 15,000 light-years away in...

Caught in the Act: Astronomers Detect a Star Devouring a Planet

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • May 3rd, 2023

A new study published online Wednesday, May 3, in the journal Nature documents the first observation of an aging star swallowing a planet. After running out of fuel in its core,...

SPHEREx at Explore JPL open house

SPHEREx • April 26th, 2023

SPHEREx team members showcased SPHEREx during the Explore JPL open house.

Goddard Team Builds, Tests Calibrator for NASA’s Roman in Record Time

Roman • April 18th, 2023

A vital subsystem for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was recently delivered to Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado, and installed in the spacecraft’s Wide Field...