Project News

SPHEREx Observatory Continues its Testing Campaign with Acoustic Test

SPHEREx • August 16th, 2024

SPHEREx observatory continues its thorough testing campaign and successfully passes its acoustic test.

NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • August 15th, 2024

Most familiar stars peacefully orbit the center of the Milky Way. But citizen scientists working on NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project have helped discover an object...

NASA's Euclid General Investigator Program: Mandatory Notice of Intent due August 22

Euclid • August 15th, 2024

Mandatory Notice of Intent (NOI) for NASA's Euclid General Investigator Program is due on August 22, 2024. Only schematic information is needed.

Euclid Founders and Builders in the US

Euclid • August 13th, 2024

Three Euclid Founders and Twelve Euclid Builders are US scientists, indicative of the significant US contribution to the Euclid mission.

'Last Light' Image from NASA's NEOWISE

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • August 8th, 2024

Around midnight on July 31 in Pasadena, California, NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft made its final record of the infrared sky. This was the final observation that the prolific...

Euclid US Newsletter

Euclid • August 8th, 2024

ENSCI has launched the "Euclid US Newsletter", to inform the US scientific community of the significant developments in the Euclid mission.

Euclid launches galaxy zoo citizen science project

Euclid • August 1st, 2024

ESA and Euclid consortium have partnered with Galaxy Zoo, and launched a citizen science project today, for members of the public to help classify the shapes of galaxies. The...

Brown Dwarf and Red Dwarf Pairs Highlight a Gray Area Between Planets and Stars

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • July 24th, 2024

A team of researchers and citizen scientists discovered 13 new red dwarf and brown dwarf binary systems in NASA's WISE and NEOWISE data that will help scientists better define...

NASA's NEOWISE Infrared Heritage Will Live On

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • July 2nd, 2024

NASA's near-Earth-object-hunting mission NEOWISE is nearing its conclusion. But its work will carry on with NASA's next-generation infrared mission: NEO Surveyor.

Iconic Pillars of Creation Star in NASA’s New 3D Visualization

IPAC Communications and Education • June 27th, 2024

Made famous in a 1995 NASA image, the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula has captured imaginations worldwide for its arresting, ethereal beauty. Now, NASA’s...