Project News

Well-behaved, Young Galaxy Surprises Astronomers

Herschel • April 29th, 2014

Scientists have discovered a young galaxy acting in unexpectedly mature ways.

Herschel Completes Largest Survey of Cosmic Dust in Local Universe

Herschel • March 18th, 2014

The largest census of dust in local galaxies has been completed using data from the Herschel space observatory, providing a huge legacy to the scientific community.

NASA's WISE Survey Finds Thousands of New Stars, But No 'Planet X'

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • March 7th, 2014

After searching hundreds of millions of objects across our sky, NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has turned up no evidence of the hypothesized celestial body in...

NEOWISE Spies Its First Comet

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • February 28th, 2014

NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft has spotted a never-before-seen comet -- its first such discovery since coming out of...

NASA's Kepler Mission Announces a Planet Bonanza, 715 New Worlds

Kepler • February 26th, 2014

NASA's Kepler mission announced the discovery of 715 new planets. These newly-verified worlds orbit 305 stars, revealing multiple-planet systems much like our own solar system.

Bullying Black Holes Force Galaxies to Stay Red and Dead

Herschel • February 25th, 2014

Herschel has discovered massive elliptical galaxies in the nearby Universe containing plenty of cold gas, even though the galaxies fail to produce new stars.

NASA-Sponsored 'Disk Detective' Lets Public Search for New Planetary Nurseries

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • January 30th, 2014

NASA is inviting the public to help astronomers discover embryonic planetary systems hidden among data from the agency's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission...

Where the Wild Stars Are

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • January 29th, 2014

A storm of stars is brewing in the Trifid nebula, as seen in this view from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.

NASA and ESA Telescopes Help Solve Mystery of Ultra-Compact, Burned-Out Galaxies

Herschel • January 22nd, 2014

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, Europe's Herschel Space Observatory, and many ground-based telescopes have pieced together the evolutionary...

Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet

Herschel • January 22nd, 2014

Scientists using the Herschel space observatory have made the first definitive detection of water vapor on the largest and roundest object in the asteroid belt, Ceres.