Project News

'Echo Mapping' in Faraway Galaxies Could Measure Vast Cosmic Distances

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • October 1st, 2020

Matter swirling around supermassive black holes creates bursts of light that "echo" in nearby dust clouds. These traveling signals could serve as a new cosmic yardstick.

Data Sonification: Sounds from Around the Milky Way

Spitzer • September 24th, 2020

Telescopes give us a chance to see what the Galactic Center looks like in different types of light. By translating the inherently digital data (in the form of ones and zeroes)...

NASA Missions Spy First Possible Planet Hugging a Stellar Cinder

Spitzer • September 16th, 2020

The violent events leading up to the death of a star would likely drive away any planets. The newly discovered Jupiter-size object may have arrived long after the star died.

Astronomers gather clues about unseen cataclysmic collisions

ZTF • September 14th, 2020

Two large international collaborations of astronomers joined forces to look for light from some of the most cataclysmic events – the collisions of a neutron star and black hole....

Astronomers gather clues about unseen cataclysmic collisions

ZTF • September 14th, 2020

Two large international collaborations of astronomers joined forces to look for light from some of the most cataclysmic events – the collisions of a neutron star and black...

Primary Mirror for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Completed

Roman • September 3rd, 2020

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s primary mirror, which will collect and focus light from cosmic objects near and far, has been completed. Using this mirror, Roman will...

Where Are Stars Made? NASA's Spitzer Spies a Hot Spot

Spitzer • August 25th, 2020

The most massive stars in the universe are born inside cosmic clouds of gas and dust, where they leave behind clues about their lives for astronomers to decode.

Unveiling Rogue Planets With NASA’s Roman Space Telescope

Roman • August 21st, 2020

New simulations show that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to reveal myriad rogue planets – freely floating bodies that drift through our galaxy untethered...

ZTF Finds Closest Known Asteroid to Fly By Earth

ZTF • August 19th, 2020

On August 16, the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), a robotic survey camera located at Palomar Observatory near San Diego, spotted an asteroid that had, just hours earlier,...

ZTF Finds Closest Known Asteroid to Fly By Earth

ZTF • August 18th, 2020

On August 16, the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), a robotic survey camera located at Palomar Observatory near San Diego, spotted an asteroid that had, just hours earlier,...