The official number of exoplanets has surpassed 6,000! And you can access data on all 6,007 of them right here at IPAC 📈 🪐 Watch the video & read all about the center of the exoplanet universe (also known as NExScI!) here: www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/the-nas...

The NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) is celebrating 20 years of high school teachers & students doing astronomy research at IPAC! “NITARP changed my life,” said one teacher who participated in the program. Read more great quotes here: www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/20-year...

These images, taken a year apart, show how supernova SN2018gv faded over time. The High-Latitude Time-Domain Survey by NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will spot 1000s of supernovae, including a type that can be used to measure the universe's expansion. roman.ipac.caltech.edu/news/nasa-ro...

NEWS: Will you be my neighbor? #NASAWebb has found strong evidence of a gas giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, a star in the stellar system closest to our own sun: webbtelescope.pub/4oyLiQa 🔭 🧪

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, ALPHA CEN A b!!! First hinted at in Wagner+21, now Chas Beichman, Aniket Sanghi and team have published new JWST images of alpha Cen A showing another hint of this Saturn-sized planet candidate! exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/overview/alp...

IPAC scientist finds evidence for a planet in the same star system as #Avatar 's Pandora! If confirmed by additional observations, "Its very existence [...] would challenge our understanding of how planets form, survive, and evolve in chaotic environments." www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/nasa-s-...

After losing contact with the spacecraft and several months of a global effort to listen for a signal, Lunar Trailblazer concluded its mission to the Moon on July 31. Read more: www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/nasa-s-...

Join this month's Roman Virtual Lecture Series to learn about observing accreting neutron stars and black holes with Roman. 🌟 Subscribe to tinyurl.com/RVLSsubscr for call-in details! 📅 Thurs July 31 🕐 4-4:30 PM EDT 🔗 bit.ly/4m7MkjY

Registration for #IRSpaceSpectroscopy closes this week!⏱️ If you're planning to attend in person, register by midnight PDT this Friday, Aug. 1, 2025 to secure your spot and avoid a $50 late registration fee. conference.ipac.caltech.edu/IRSpaceSpectroscopy/

Betelgeuse’s Companion Star May Have Been Seen at Last 👯‍♀️ ipac.caltech.edu/news/betelge... "It always amazes me how much we still have to learn. Even stars like Betelgeuse, which we have studied for literally thousands of years, can still surprise us," said David Ciardi.

Earth 2.0?? 🤯🌎🌍🌏 Livestream public talk on 7/16 @ 4pm PT 👇 @nancyromansci.bsky.social

Clear Skies Ahead for Another #VGSF😎 IPAC bids farewell to Penn State graduate student Nick Tusay, who has been working with NExScI's @aurorakess.bsky.social to learn more about ultra-hot Jupiters using high-resolution spectroscopy. Best of luck to Nick and his future endeavors!🚀

SPHEREx has delivered its first set of publicly-available data on @irsaipac.bsky.social ! 📊 🛰️ "Almost every area of astronomy can be addressed by SPHEREx data,” said Rachel Akeson, the lead for the SPHEREx Science Data Center at IPAC. spherex.caltech.edu/news/how-nas...

From Galileo to Galaxies: Astronomy at the Vatican IPAC Exec Director @tom-greene.bsky.social spent part of his summer guest teaching at @vaticanobservatory.bsky.social Summer School on topics focusing on JWST. He also met Pope Leo XIV! Read all about it: www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/from-ga...

The #RubinFirstLook has us 🤩 "These images mark the beginning of an avalanche of data," said IPAC Manager David Imel. At IPAC, we've been developing the Science User Interface and Tools for the Rubin LSST Science Platform. Read about IPAC & @vrubinobs.bsky.social: ipac.caltech.edu/project/rubin

IPAC's own Andreas Faisst recently appeared on @ktla.com discussing the COSMOS-Web JWST survey, which is shaking up what we thought we knew about the universe 🌀 Read more about COSMOS-Web: www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/cosmos-... Watch Faisst's interview: ktla.com/video/caltec...

Come work with NExScI Chief Scientist @aussiastronomer.bsky.social and the Roman Galactic Exoplanet Survey Project Infrastructure Team (RGES PIT)! Perks include RGES PIT membership, time for independent research, and access to observing facilities, including Palomar! aas.org/jobregister/...

Abstract Deadline: July 1⏲️ There is one week left to submit abstracts for IPAC's October 2025 conference: "Infrared Spectroscopy from Space." Join us in Pasadena to discuss the vast scientific potential unlocked by space-based infrared observations! conference.ipac.caltech.edu/IRSpaceSpectroscopy

Current IPAC staff members (less than 200 people!) have published over 5,000 research papers! That's a lot of science in one place! 🤯 Dive into the science happening at IPAC here: www.ipac.caltech.edu/science

#AAS246 Preparing for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's First Call for Proposals 📞📄 The first call for proposals is expected to be released in Fall 2025! Stay up to date with @nancyromansci.bsky.social and the Roman Science Support Center @ IPAC: roman.ipac.caltech.edu/page/call-fo...

Excited to announce the mission patch for our #NITARP research team! Looking forward to spending time with Dr. Rebull at @caltechipac.bsky.social this summer. Thanks to the inimitable and amazing Tim Gagnon for the design!! 🔭

In the #AAS246 Plenary Lecture, IPAC Senior Scientist and NExScI Deputy Director David Ciardi stepped up to the plate to discuss all things exoplanets 🪐 Ciardi took over for Sean Carey, IPAC Senior Scientist and NEO Surveyor Task Lead, who could no longer attend the meeting.

IPACer Wanggi Lim presented at a press conference at #AAS246 ⭐️ The new research, led in partnership with James De Buizer @setiinstitute.bsky.social, revealed surprising results about the rate at which high-mass stars form in the Galactic Center of the Milky Way. www.youtube.com/live/gJjSZu9...

Hello #AAS246!👋 We're excited to support the astrophysics community in Anchorage this week! Stop by booth 205 in the Exhibit Hall to say hi and to learn about the latest science and tech happening at IPAC and NExSCI.🤖🚀📶🔍

Exoplanet discovery database, ExoFOP, reaches 1 million files and counting 📈🪐 Read more about how the astronomy community is working together to answer science's biggest questions: www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/exoplan...

This giant planet orbiting a tiny star is challenging our current theories 🧩🤔 Planet TOI-6894b is a low-density gas giant with a radius a bit larger than Saturn. The host star is the lowest mass star to have a transiting giant planet discovered to date. Read more: ipac.caltech.edu/news/discove...

IPAC welcomes Tom Greene as the new Executive Director! “IPAC is a well-oiled machine, and it's clearly the place to go as a premier science and data center for a variety of missions and projects," said Greene. Read more here: www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/ipac-an...

Lots of smiles and waves from IPACers at the annual picnic! Thank you to the admin team for organizing a wonderful event, and thank you to the bakers who participated in our favorite tradition: the IPAC bake-off 😋🍰

We extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to the >350 in-person and online attendees, as well as the hard-working organizers and admin team who made the #PRIMA2025 working meeting a smashing success! 🫶🏽🎊 We hope you're inspired to envision new possibilities for using @prima-probe.bsky.social in your work.

We asked #prima2025 participants to share how a far-infrared telescope like @prima-probe.bsky.social would illuminate their research. They had a lot of wishes!📝🌠

Jed McKinney of @utaustin.bsky.social wants to use the proposed @prima-probe.bsky.social far-infrared space telescope to peer deep into the hearts of galaxies and better understand how they formed. prima.ipac.caltech.edu #prima #prima2025 #astronomy #astrophysics

Associate Professor Ilse Cleeves from the University of Virginia says @prima-probe.bsky.social would help her study how exoplanets form, how much water vapor is available during planet formation, and how many planets are out there! More about the proposed mission: prima.ipac.caltech.edu. #prima2025

#PRIMA2025 Day 2! Today's topics: Dust and galaxy evolution 🌌, debris disks and solar system☀️, interstellar medium and polarization☄️, and AGN and star formation✨! prima.ipac.caltech.edu

#PRIMA2025 Working Meeting: Day 1! We're welcoming >350 scientists to discuss @prima-probe.bsky.social's possibilities! The response to the three-day hybrid event was so outstanding we moved it to a bigger venue. Today's topics: project overview, protoplanetary disks, time domain astro, & stars.

Registration is now open! Sign up to attend either in person or remotely by midnight PDT Aug. 1, 2025 at the following link: conference.ipac.caltech.edu/IRSpaceSpect... * Abstracts are due a month earlier on July 1.

Let the science begin! 🥁 On May 1, NASA’s SPHEREx space observatory began regular science operations, which consist of taking about 3,600 images per day. Read more here: spherex.caltech.edu/news/nasa-s-...

Infrared Spectroscopy from Space🌈🛰️ This hybrid conference will highlight how JWST, Euclid, SPHEREx, Roman, & Ariel have or will enable scientific breakthroughs. Save the date to join us in Pasadena Oct. 6-8, 2025! conference.ipac.caltech.edu/IRSpaceSpectroscopy

Get that #VGSF application in! ⏲️ There are more than 20 research projects, from studying dark matter with Euclid data to using machine learning to refine exoplanet direct image processing techniques. Browse the list and apply by 4pm PDT 4/30: www.ipac.caltech.edu/page/graduate-fellowship-2026

Our 2025 Visiting Graduate Student Fellows have arrived to conduct PhD-level astronomical research! Karina Barboza of Ohio State is working with Dr. Andreas Faisst to study galaxies with JWST and ALMA data. More about #VGSF and next year's projects: www.ipac.caltech.edu/page/graduate-fellowship-2026

IPAC's Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship program is accepting applications!🥳 ✨Gain research experience and mentoring from IPAC scientists ✨Access large science datasets ✨Receive a monthly stipend Browse the research projects and apply by 4/30: www.ipac.caltech.edu/page/graduate-fellowship-2026

Matteo Paz, a Pasadena High School senior, recently won the $250,000 first place prize in the Regeneron Science Talent Search for research he performed at Caltech IPAC under the mentorship of Davy Kirkpatrick. Read about Paz's work with NEOWISE data here: neowise.ipac.caltech.edu/news/neowise...

SPHEREx's first images! 🌈 Processed with rainbow hues to represent a range of infrared wavelengths, the new pictures indicate the astrophysics space observatory is working as expected. IPAC will perform science data processing and analysis once available. spherex.caltech.edu/news/nasa-s-...

If you haven't registered or submitted an abstract, today is the day to do it!

SPHEREx Open Its Eyes to Space👀 The NASA space observatory launched on March 11 has ejected the protective cover that shielded the telescope from particles and moisture. The spacecraft is on track to begin science operations several weeks from now. spherex.caltech.edu/news/nasa-s-...

We invite the future @prima-probe.bsky.social user community to a free, three-day hybrid working meeting hosted by IPAC on the Caltech campus. Spots are limited and registration and abstracts are due March 28. conference.ipac.caltech.edu/prima-pasade...

Euclid Q1 Tutorial Webinar🖥️ Learn how to use #ESAEuclid data in the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive at a webinar hosted by the Euclid NASA Science Center at IPAC (ENSCI). 🔘April 4 @ 10am PDT 🔘Attendance is limited to 30 participants 🔘Register by March 28: euclid.caltech.edu/news/ensci-w...

Looking for #ESAEuclid Q1 data? We got you! The NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive (IRSA) has the data and tools to start digging for your next discovery: 👉Euclid Data Explorer: irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/applications... 👉Q1 Overview: irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/Euclid/...

Happy #ESAEuclid Data Release Day!🥳💽 @esa.int's Euclid's Quick Release 1 (Q1), released today, does not disappoint. This first batch of survey data reveals millions of galaxies billions of light-years away and many more astronomical gems. euclid.caltech.edu/news/euclid-...

How many digits of Pi do you know? 3.14...how about galaxy NGC 314? Check it out on the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database for #PiDay2025! NED is like Google for the sky, especially for objects outside the Milky Way, and one of IPAC's many science data archives. ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objna...

VIDEO: SPHEREx deploys from the second stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket 🛰️ youtu.be/79PkJmDsQI8?...