Project News

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.

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...

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

Roman • 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...

Discovery Alert: 172 Possible Planets? A New Roadmap to Distant Worlds

NASA Exoplanet Archive • November 30th, 2021

A new catalog of planets around other stars includes hundreds of new discoveries, and could offer insight into planet formation and variety.

2022 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Hybrid Workshop - Exoplanet Science in the Gaia Era

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • November 12th, 2021

Join us for the 22nd Sagan Summer Workshop! The 2022 Sagan Summer Workshop will focus on the topic of exoplanet science in the Gaia era.

NASA’s Roman Mission Will Help Empower a New Era of Cosmological Discovery

Roman • November 9th, 2021

A team of scientists has forecast the scientific impact of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s High Latitude Wide Area Survey on critical questions in cosmology.

Public Data Release 8

ZTF • November 3rd, 2021

The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the 8th ZTF Public Data Release. ZTF is an optical time-domain survey covering...

A ‘Monster’ Star-Forming Region Spied by NASA’s Spitzer

Spitzer • October 25th, 2021

Just like clouds on Earth, clouds of gas and dust in space can sometimes resemble familiar objects, or even popular movie creatures.