Project News

2023A NASA Keck Call for Proposals

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • September 8th, 2022

The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute is soliciting proposals to use NASA's portion of time on the Keck Telescopes for the 2023A observing semester (February 1-July 31, 2023)....

2022 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Hybrid Workshop - Exoplanet Science in the Gaia Era

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • November 12th, 2021

Join us for the 22nd Sagan Summer Workshop! The 2022 Sagan Summer Workshop will focus on the topic of exoplanet science in the Gaia era.

Navigating the Pandemic: Record Attendance AT NExScI’s Sagan Summer Workshop

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • September 23rd, 2021

In a world gone virtual due to a pandemic, the 2021 Sagan Summer Workshop (SSW) was a shining success. A record number of more than 800 mostly early-career astronomers from...

From the Sun to the stars

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • July 20th, 2021

A journey of exoplanet discovery begins as Penn State’s NEID spectrometer starts its scientific mission.

Are We Missing Other Earths?

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • June 29th, 2021

Some exoplanet searches could be missing nearly half of the Earth-sized planets around other stars. New findings from a team that includes Elise Furlan and David Ciardi at...

First official release of Data Reduction Pipeline for the Keck Cosmic Web Imager

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • June 8th, 2021

The W. M. Keck Observatory and the KCWI team at Caltech are proud to announce the first official release of the Data Reduction Pipeline (DRP) for the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI).

Giant Planets Found in the Stellar Suburbs

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • May 26th, 2021

In the neighborhood that makes up our solar system, the giant planets—Jupiter and Saturn—reside in the chilly outer regions, while smaller planets tend to orbit closer to the...

Call for Proposals for 2019A NASA Keck Time

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • August 15th, 2018

The call for proposals for NASA Keck time in observing semester 2019A (February 1 - July 31, 2019) is now open for professional research using the NASA allocation for telescope...

NASA Announces Class of 2018 Sagan, Hubble and Einstein Postdoctoral Fellows

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • April 3rd, 2018

NASA is pleased to introduce the 2018 class of 2018 Sagan, Hubble and Einstein Postdoctoral Fellows under the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program.

NASA Exoplanet Science Institute • July 11th, 2017

A new study suggests some exoplanets are less dense than previously thought because of a second, hidden star in their systems.