Project News

NASA Begins Integrating ‘Nervous System’ for Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • August 24th, 2023

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has begun integrating and testing the spacecraft’s electrical cabling, or harness, which enables different parts of the observatory to communicate with one another.

Ariel Passes Major Milestone

Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey • Project News • August 23rd, 2023

Ariel, the European Space Agency’s next-generation mission to observe the chemical make-up of distant extrasolar planets, has passed a major milestone after successfully completing its Payload Preliminary Design Review (PDR).

SPHEREx put to the test in KASI thermal vacuum chamber

SPHEREx • News Release • August 22nd, 2023

In this timelapse movie, scientists and engineers can be seen preparing NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope for tests inside a vacuum chamber at Caltech that simulates the environment of space.

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What's in Euclid's First Images

Euclid • News Release • August 17th, 2023

Euclid has successfully completed its commissioning period, during which all functions of the spacecraft and instrumentation were checked.

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Gets Final Payload for Moon Water Hunt

Lunar Trailblazer • Project News • August 16th, 2023

The spacecraft’s Lunar Thermal Mapper science instrument will work with an imaging spectrometer to help researchers understand the nature of water on the Moon’s surface.

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The Universe in a box: preparing for Euclid’s survey

Euclid • News Release • August 10th, 2023

ESA’s Euclid mission will create a 3D-map of the Universe that scientists will use to measure the properties of the dark Universe. The Euclid Flagship Simulation tells us what to expect.

System Level Testing of the SPHEREx Instrument Completed Successfully

SPHEREx • News Release • August 3rd, 2023

The SPHEREx team completed the first successful testing of the SPHEREx flight instrument – detector assemblies, telescope, and thermal control system.

Euclid: first images

Euclid • News Release • July 31st, 2023

Euclid’s two instruments, VIS and NISP, have captured their first test images. This important milestone indicates that the telescope and instruments are working well. Euclid was launched on July 1, 2023, and will survey the dark Universe over nearly a third of the full sky.

Euclid Mission to Study Dark Universe Takes First Test Images

Euclid • News Release • July 31st, 2023

The two instruments aboard Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) spacecraft with NASA contributions, have captured their first test images. The results indicate that the space telescope will achieve the scientific goals that it has been designed for – and possibly much more.

Euclid mission ground segment is ready to receive data

Euclid • News Release • July 25th, 2023

The Euclid mission will soon transmit an unprecedented volume of data back to Earth – 100 GB every day for six years, to help illuminate the dark Universe. ESA’s ground segment is ready to receive all that data.

NASA Begins Integrating ‘Nervous System’ for Roman Space Telescope

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • August 24th, 2023

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has begun integrating and testing the spacecraft’s electrical cabling, or harness, which enables different parts of the observatory...

Ariel Passes Major Milestone

Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey • August 23rd, 2023

Ariel, the European Space Agency’s next-generation mission to observe the chemical make-up of distant extrasolar planets, has passed a major milestone after successfully...

SPHEREx put to the test in KASI thermal vacuum chamber

SPHEREx • August 22nd, 2023

In this timelapse movie, scientists and engineers can be seen preparing NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope for tests inside a vacuum chamber at Caltech that simulates the...

What's in Euclid's First Images

Euclid • August 17th, 2023

Euclid has successfully completed its commissioning period, during which all functions of the spacecraft and instrumentation were checked.

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Gets Final Payload for Moon Water Hunt

Lunar Trailblazer • August 16th, 2023

The spacecraft’s Lunar Thermal Mapper science instrument will work with an imaging spectrometer to help researchers understand the nature of water on the Moon’s surface.

The Universe in a box: preparing for Euclid’s survey

Euclid • August 10th, 2023

ESA’s Euclid mission will create a 3D-map of the Universe that scientists will use to measure the properties of the dark Universe. The Euclid Flagship Simulation tells us what...

System Level Testing of the SPHEREx Instrument Completed Successfully

SPHEREx • August 3rd, 2023

The SPHEREx team completed the first successful testing of the SPHEREx flight instrument – detector assemblies, telescope, and thermal control system.

Euclid: first images

Euclid • July 31st, 2023

Euclid’s two instruments, VIS and NISP, have captured their first test images. This important milestone indicates that the telescope and instruments are working well. Euclid was...

Euclid Mission to Study Dark Universe Takes First Test Images

Euclid • July 31st, 2023

The two instruments aboard Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) spacecraft with NASA contributions, have captured their first test images. The results indicate that the space...

Euclid mission ground segment is ready to receive data

Euclid • July 25th, 2023

The Euclid mission will soon transmit an unprecedented volume of data back to Earth – 100 GB every day for six years, to help illuminate the dark Universe. ESA’s ground segment...