Project News

ZTF makes first discovery of a rare cosmic 'lunch'

ZTF • News Release • November 30th, 2022

Tidal disruption events are violent cosmic displays of a black hole devouring a nearby star. Astronomers uncovered a very rare flavor of such an event in the survey data from the Zwicky Transient Facility.

Baby Star ‘Burps’ Tell Tales of Frantic Feeding, NASA Data Shows

Spitzer • News Release • November 29th, 2022

The youngest stars often shine in bright bursts as they consume material from surrounding disks.

1000 supernovae classified autonomously with machine learning

ZTF • News Release • November 22nd, 2022

Astronomers from the ZTF collaboration at Caltech have developed a machine learning algorithm that autonomously classifies supernovae and reports them to the global astronomical community for follow up observations. Sieving through millions of supernovae candidates, the algorithm,...

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Herschel • News Release • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Spitzer • News Release • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Scan for Showstopping Explosions

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • November 3rd, 2022

What happens when the densest, most massive stars – that are also super small – collide? They send out brilliant explosions known as kilonovae. Think of these events as the universe’s natural fireworks. Theorists suspect they periodically occur all across the cosmos – both near and far....

Euclid Approved for Launch in 2023

Euclid • News Release • October 27th, 2022

On October 20, 2022, the ESA Council approved ESA's proposal to use the SpaceX vehicle Falcon 9 to launch Euclid in 2023.

NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • Project News • October 18th, 2022

Pictures of the sky can show us cosmic wonders; movies can bring them to life. Movies from NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope are revealing motion and change across the sky.

NEO Surveyor Project Passes Preliminary Design Review

Near-Earth Object Surveyor • Project News • October 12th, 2022

The NEO Surveyor Project recently passed the Project’s Preliminary Design Review (PDR), a major milestone in the NASA mission lifecycle. NASA’s review board, consisting of senior subject matter experts in relevant disciplines assembled from the scientific and industry community, convened over 3...

Discovery Alert: Ultra-hot 'Super-Earth' Could Have No Atmosphere

Spitzer • News Release • October 11th, 2022

GJ 1252 b, a rocky, terrestrial "super-Earth" discovered in 2020, has been given a closer look and astronomers have found that the exoplanet could have a very minimal atmosphere or possibly no atmosphere at all.

ZTF makes first discovery of a rare cosmic 'lunch'

ZTF • November 30th, 2022

Tidal disruption events are violent cosmic displays of a black hole devouring a nearby star. Astronomers uncovered a very rare flavor of such an event in the survey data...

Baby Star ‘Burps’ Tell Tales of Frantic Feeding, NASA Data Shows

Spitzer • November 29th, 2022

The youngest stars often shine in bright bursts as they consume material from surrounding disks.

1000 supernovae classified autonomously with machine learning

ZTF • November 22nd, 2022

Astronomers from the ZTF collaboration at Caltech have developed a machine learning algorithm that autonomously classifies supernovae and reports them to the global...

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Herschel • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

NASA, ESA Reveal Tale of Death, Dust in Orion Constellation

Spitzer • November 22nd, 2022

In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it.

How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Scan for Showstopping Explosions

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • November 3rd, 2022

What happens when the densest, most massive stars – that are also super small – collide? They send out brilliant explosions known as kilonovae. Think of these events as the...

Euclid Approved for Launch in 2023

Euclid • October 27th, 2022

On October 20, 2022, the ESA Council approved ESA's proposal to use the SpaceX vehicle Falcon 9 to launch Euclid in 2023.

NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky

Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer • October 18th, 2022

Pictures of the sky can show us cosmic wonders; movies can bring them to life. Movies from NASA’s NEOWISE space telescope are revealing motion and change across the sky.

NEO Surveyor Project Passes Preliminary Design Review

Near-Earth Object Surveyor • October 12th, 2022

The NEO Surveyor Project recently passed the Project’s Preliminary Design Review (PDR), a major milestone in the NASA mission lifecycle. NASA’s review board, consisting of...

Discovery Alert: Ultra-hot 'Super-Earth' Could Have No Atmosphere

Spitzer • October 11th, 2022

GJ 1252 b, a rocky, terrestrial "super-Earth" discovered in 2020, has been given a closer look and astronomers have found that the exoplanet could have a very minimal atmosphere...