Project News

A hungry black hole first discovered by ZTF is the likely source of a rare neutrino

ZTF • February 22nd, 2021

Neutrinos are abundant subatomic particles that are notoriously hard to detect. It's even harder to pinpoint their source and study their origin. ...

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SPHEREx Astrophysics Mission

Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer • February 4th, 2021

NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch...

NASA’s Roman Mission Will Probe Galaxy’s Core for Hot Jupiters, Brown Dwarfs

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • January 25th, 2021

When it launches in the mid-2020s, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will explore an expansive range of infrared astrophysics topics. One eagerly anticipated survey will...

The 7 Rocky TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Be Made of Similar Stuff

Spitzer • January 22nd, 2021

Precise measurements reveal that the exoplanets have remarkably similar densities, which provides clues about their composition.

Citizen Scientists Help Create 3D Map of Cosmic Neighborhood

Spitzer • January 13th, 2021

Is our solar system located in a typical Milky Way neighborhood? Scientists have gotten closer to answering this question, thanks to the NASA-funded Backyard Worlds: Planet 9...

Roman Space Telescope Could Image 100 Hubble Ultra Deep Fields at Once

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • January 11th, 2021

NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to photograph an area of the sky at least 100 times larger than Hubble with the same crisp sharpness.

A New NASA Space Telescope, SPHEREx, Is Moving Ahead

Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer • January 5th, 2021

NASA's upcoming space telescope, the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, or SPHEREx, is one step closer to launch. The...

Continue to Follow Spitzer as you “ExploreAstro at Caltech IPAC”

Spitzer • December 16th, 2020

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope was officially decommissioned on January 30, 2020, but Spitzer’s discoveries will continue for years to come. A great way to learn about these...

Public Data Release 4

ZTF • December 9th, 2020

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the fourth ZTF Public Data Release. ZTF is an optical time-domain survey covering...

Caltech-Led Lunar Trailblazer Mission Approved to Begin Final Design and Build

Lunar Trailblazer • December 2nd, 2020

After one year of preliminary design and several reviews, NASA has confirmed the Caltech-led Lunar Trailblazer mission to proceed to final design and build.