There is a brand new SPHEREx assistant available to help you with your SPHEREx-related questions! Look for this at the lower right of SPHEREx-related web pages at IRSA. Click on the icon to start a conversation with it. irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/Missions/sph...

NASA IRTF Call for Proposals - Open Sept. 1 until Oct. 1 for Semester 2027A (Feb. 1 - July 31) irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/observing/ca...

Fornax, NASA's cloud-based science platform for astrophysics, is now available in beta. docs.fornax.sciencecloud.nasa.gov/quick-start/ It provides access to NASA astrophysics data, analysis environments, and scalable cloud computing, allowing you to work with large datasets.

We invite you to join us for this free, hands-on virtual workshop to explore OpenUniverse2024 data. Deadline August 31! forms.gle/pcR5QkbTfpXr... OpenUniverse2024 is a collection of simulated observations designed to resemble future data from Roman & Rubin. We'll use Python Jupyter notebooks.

SPHEREx is now available in the Moving Object Search Tool (MOST)! You can use MOST to calculate the tracklet and identify which SPHEREx frames contain your moving object. irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/applications...

IRTS images and spectra are now available through IRSA's Data Collection Explorer. The data were previously accessible through an older interface, and are now integrated into DCE for easier access and discovery. irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/IRTS/ov...

SPHEREx science data downloaded from IRSA now exceeds 20 PB, and archive database queries exceed 1 million. 😍🤩🥳🎉 Have you played with SPHEREx data yet? irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/Missions/sph...

There is a new Moving Object Searches Python Notebook! caltech-ipac.github.io/irsa-tutoria...

Now at IRSA: The Euclid Galactic Bulge Survey (EGBS) consists of VIS imaging, photometry, and astrometry over 9 fields (4.8 sq deg). This dataset is an unprecedented deep, wide-field, high-resolution view of the inner bulge region of our Milky Way galaxy. irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/Euclid/...

Are you coming to #AAS248 here in Pasadena? There are a whole pile of things related to IPAC ( @caltechipac.bsky.social ) planned, because this year is our 40th anniversary! Please come visit us at the booth and attend any of our events. www.ipac.caltech.edu/page/aas248

IPAC at Summer AAS 2026

The 248th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting is being held June 4-8, 2026, in Pasadena, CA. This page contains the schedule and links to activities that feature IPAC staff, scientists, and p...

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The Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor — NASA’s first infrared space telescope purposely designed to discover potentially hazardous asteroids and comets — is undergoing integration and testing. www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/nasa-s-... 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭

NASA’s Next-Gen Near-Earth Asteroid Space Telescope Takes Shape

The Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor — NASA’s first infrared space telescope purposely designed to discover potentially hazardous asteroids and comets — is undergoing integration and testing. With lau...

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The NASA Euclid Science Center has made a webinar series on how to access the Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). This website has more words around the videos, with related links: caltech-ipac.github.io/euclid-q1-we... all of the videos are linked in this playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The Database of Molecules in Space (SpaceMol) is now available in IRSA's Catalog Search tool. irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/SpaceMo...

VarWISE catalogs are now available in IRSA's Catalog Search tool. irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/WISE/Va...

DustPedia is now available, providing multiwavelength imagery for 875 nearby galaxies. irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/data/Hersche...

NITARP uses data and tools from here at IRSA!

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The NITARP 2027 application is now available! NITARP gets teachers involved in real astronomical research. We partner small groups of educators with a mentor professional astronomer for an original research project. The program runs Jan-Jan. Applications due 15 Sep 2026. 🔭🧪🎢

All images from the 2MASS mission are now available through IRSA's Data Collection Explorer. It was previously accessible through an older interface, and is now integrated into DCE for easier access and discovery. irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/irsaviewer/dce

IRSA has released the ZTF DR24 Objects Table and Lightcurves in HATS, a format that enables scalable cloud-based analysis of large astronomical catalogs. The datasets are available through AWS S3. See the IRSA HATS tutorial for Python examples. caltech-ipac.github.io/irsa-tutoria...

There is a job opening for a Office Administrative & Events Intern to support the IPAC Admin Team this summer. The advertisement is now live on the Caltech careers site, and the deadline is June 14: phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/ca...

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Email from Caltech/IPAC ZTF DR24 HATS Release, 2MASS DCE Release Issue 2026.6 May 28, 2026 ZTF DR24 HATS Release IRSA has released the ZTF DR24 Objects Table and Lightcurves in HATS, a format that ena

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Another new video! This video is a longer overview of the SPHEREx Data Explorer, showing all three native SPHEREx tools, with "power user" tips thrown in. As always, the video is in HD and has English subtitles (see the 'cc' button in the lower right of your YouTube window). youtu.be/qHM43yXyQb8

IRSA Tutorial 1305v1: Longer Overview of SPHEREx Data Explorer

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Hey, I've got a new movie! This one is on making mosaics in the SPHEREx Data Explorer. As always, the video is in HD and has English subtitles (click on the 'cc' button in the lower right of your YouTube window to turn on the closed captioning). youtu.be/d5suAc_4m5w

IRSA Tutorial 1304v1: Intro to SPHEREx Data Explorer Mosaic Tool

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IPAC has 2 jobs for NEOS Staff Scientists. Both are now live on the Caltech careers site. Staff Scientist (NSDS Calibration) #10944 - phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/ca... Staff Scientist (Moving Object Quality Assurance) #10945 - phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/ca... The deadline for both is 7/1/26.

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Email from Caltech/IPAC SPHEREx Mosaic Tool and SPLICES Catalog Release, AAS Fornax Workshop Issue 2026.5 May 12, 2026 SPHEREx Mosaic Tool Available IRSA has released a new SPHEREx Mosaic Tool for cre

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The new SPHEREx Mosaic Tool creates spectral cubes with up to 102 wavelength planes based on user-specified mosaic geometry, pixel scale, and wavelength range. irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/Missions/sph... irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/applications...

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Email from Caltech/IPAC SPHEREx PSF Extension Header Update, Catalog and DCE Update, AAS Fornax Workshop Issue 2026.4 April 22, 2026 SPHEREx PSF Extension Header Update Image from this press release T

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Ready to scale your science?☁️🔭 Join our #AAS248 workshop on Fornax, NASA’s new cloud-based astrophysics science platform! 🔹Sunday, June 14 | 2–4 PM 🔹Access & analyze NASA astrophysics data in the cloud 🔹Explore HATS/Parquet workflows 👉Add the workshop to your meeting registration by May 21!

Happy first space birthday, SPHEREx! 🥳 One year ago today, SPHEREx launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 11, 2025. 🔭🧵

Heads up astronomers! Subscribe to @irsaipac.bsky.social's YouTube channel to catch video tutorials on how to get the most out of the SPHEREx archive. New data added weekly! IRSA's SPHEREx playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... 🔭

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