Project News

The Roman Space Telescope Interactive View

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • August 4th, 2022

View the telescope from every angle, check the completion status, and discover where the pieces are being built.

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • July 19th, 2022

NASA has awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch service for the...

NASA Helps Decipher How Some Distant Planets Have Clouds of Sand

Spitzer • July 7th, 2022

A new study using archival observations by the now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope found a common trait among distant worlds where the exotic clouds form.

ZTF Public Data Release 12

ZTF • July 7th, 2022

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

Euclid spacecraft integration complete

Euclid • July 7th, 2022

Communications antenna has been attached to the Euclid spacecraft, which is now fully integrated and complete. Launch readiness tests will begin next month.

NEOWISE Completes 17 Coverages of the Full Sky

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • June 30th, 2022

As of mid-June 2022, NEOWISE has completed 17 coverages of the full sky since the start of the Reactivation mission and is beginning the 18th. Approximately 1.3 million infrared...

Studying Galaxy Growth Spurts in the Early Universe with NASA’s Roman

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • June 27th, 2022

In the American Wild West, high noon was a time for duels and showdowns. When it comes to the history of the universe, cosmic noon featured fireworks of a different sort.

Euclid Update: Sun Shield Installed

Euclid • June 22nd, 2022

The Euclid mission has reached a new milestone: the attachment of the combined solar array and sunshield to the spacecraft.

New Images Using Data From Retired Telescopes Reveal Hidden Features

Herschel • June 16th, 2022

New images using data from ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA missions showcase the dust that fills the space between stars in four of the galaxies closest to our own Milky...

NASA Telescope to Help Untangle Galaxy Growth, Dark Matter Makeup

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • June 14th, 2022

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study wispy streams of stars that extend far beyond the apparent edges of many galaxies. Missions like the Hubble and James Webb...