Project News

Spacecraft Makers: SPHEREx and the Intense Tests That Prepared It for Space

SPHEREx • January 28th, 2025

Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, SPHEREx aims to capture millions of stars and galaxies in 102 colors,...

High school teachers and students continue doing real astronomy research

NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program • January 24th, 2025

It’s time! At the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), running from January 12 through January 16 in National Harbor, MD, 14 astronomy educators and 14 of...

Rehearsing for the Big Moment

SPHEREx • January 23rd, 2025

During payload testing, the SPHEREx team prepared for launch and post-launch operations. In October 2024, we conducted the first Operational Readiness Test (ORT), simulating...

New Simulated Universe Previews Panoramas From NASA’s Roman Telescope

Roman • January 14th, 2025

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will see it. This preview will...

NASA Joins Telescope, Instruments to Roman Spacecraft

Roman • January 8th, 2025

Technicians have successfully integrated NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s payload – the telescope, instrument carrier, and two instruments – to the spacecraft that...

Euclid at AAS 245

Euclid • January 7th, 2025

At the American Astronomical Society's 245th meeting (January 12-16, 2025), ENSCI is organizing a special session on Euclid. ENSCI staff will be at the IPAC booth to answer...

Euclid image of star nurseries converted to a cosmic jingle

Euclid • January 3rd, 2025

A fun, exciting new way to explore astronomical data! The image of a star-forming region, M78, taken by the Euclid mission has been converted to a cosmic jingle.

Explore Exoplanets: The Discoverers; Ep. 18 Ben Montet (part 2)

IPAC Communications and Education • December 19th, 2024

Spock's home planet is probably one of the most famous exoplanets, thanks to Star Trek lore. Turns out, Vulcan has a storied past in our own solar system's history, which Dr....

Euclid Q1 release: March 19, 2025

Euclid • December 19th, 2024

Euclid Quick Release 1 (Q1) data will go public on March 19, 2025! These include the imaging and spectroscopic data from a single visit to the Euclid Deep Fields, totaling 53...

Dimensions of IPAC: SPHEREx Video

IPAC Communications and Education • December 18th, 2024

Dimensions of IPAC explores the wide spectrum of activities happening at IPAC, and here we highlight IPAC's role in the SPHEREx mission.