Project News

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Installs LSST Camera on Telescope

Vera C. Rubin Observatory • March 12th, 2025

Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history.

NASA Continues Work to Command Lunar Trailblazer, Assess Options

Lunar Trailblazer • March 12th, 2025

Efforts to reestablish communications with NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer have continued since mission operators at Caltech’s IPAC lost contact with the small satellite Feb. 27, one...

NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun, Universe’s Beginning

SPHEREx • March 12th, 2025

NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx, is on its way to study the origins of our universe and the history of galaxies, and to search for the ingredients of life in our...

Team Preps to Study Dark Energy via Exploding Stars With NASA’s Roman

Roman • March 11th, 2025

The universe is ballooning outward at an ever-faster clip under the power of an unknown force dubbed dark energy. One of the major goals for NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman...

ENSCI webinar on Quick Release 1 data

Euclid • March 7th, 2025

Euclid Quick Release 1 (Q1) data will be publicly released on March 19, 2025. ENSCI will host an online tutorial on the Euclid Q1 data on April 4th, 2025. Register for this...

Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch

SPHEREx • March 7th, 2025

NASA’s latest space observatory is targeting a March 8 liftoff, and the agency’s PUNCH heliophysics mission is sharing a ride. Here’s what to expect during launch and beyond.

NASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions

SPHEREx • March 6th, 2025

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Saturday, March 8, for the launch of the agency’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions. The additional time will allow SpaceX to complete...

NASA Continuing Efforts to Contact, Command Lunar Trailblazer

Lunar Trailblazer • March 4th, 2025

The mission operations team for NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer at Caltech’s IPAC is continuing efforts to re-establish communications with the small satellite.

NASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx, PUNCH Missions

SPHEREx • March 4th, 2025

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Friday, March 7, for the launch of the agency’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions due to the availability of a launch opportunity on...

NASA, SpaceX Update Launch Date for SPHEREx, PUNCH Missions

SPHEREx • March 3rd, 2025

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Thursday, March 6, for the launch of the agency’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions. The additional time will allow teams to complete...