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IPAC at Caltech partners with NASA, NSF, JPL and the world-wide research community to advance exploration of our Universe.
Pasadena, CA
Joined November 2016
🚀The Roman Cycle 1 Call for Proposals is OPEN! Unlock new discoveries with the WFI—your science starts here! Apply for funding to analyze Roman data, perform theory/lab research, and propose new observations. 🔭☄️ 📅 Deadline: Mar 17, 2026 (5 PM PDT) 📝 https://t.co/mzmSihwBXf
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Assembly complete 🔧 https://t.co/R02NToKiG6
@NASARoman is now fully assembled after the integration of its 2 major segments! IPAC hosts the Roman Science Support Center, conducting Coronagraph Instrument operations, data processing, proposal management, & community engagement.
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Congratulations to @caltechipac on its fortieth anniversary! Kudos to IPAC for leading the science operations, data processing, community support, and archiving for many missions and observatories over the years, with many more to come! Stay tuned as IPAC celebrates through 2026.
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Join this month's Roman Virtual Lecture Series to learn about Photometric calibration uncertainties in stage IV supernova cosmology. Subscribe to https://t.co/1z3eBg43P2 for call-in details! 📅 Thurs Nov 20 (Today!) 🕐 4-4:30 PM EDT 🔗 https://t.co/76Wayhdzc6
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Reminder: Today is the last day to register for this #AAS247 workshop
🚀OpenUniverse2024 Hands-on Workshop at #AAS247 Work w/ simulated @NASARoman & @VRubinObs data and learn to: 💫 Access wide-field & time-domain sims 📊 Visualize with Firefly + Astropy 🧠 Prototype science workflows w/ Jupyter Notebooks Register by 11/7👉 https://t.co/FnxEWWiV9u
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Join us to learn why Pasadena is the "City of Astronomy" for a free afternoon of science demonstrations, solar telescopes, and public-level presentations on black holes, exoplanets, galaxies, space weather, and AI! Sunday, November 16 Noon-4PM https://t.co/KfA6JKIYTw
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How do we hot-wire the transient universe to enable breakthrough science?🤔🔌💡 The time-domain community is invited to a meeting by the @NASARoman Alerts Promptly from Image Differencing (RAPID) team. Abstract submission and registration are now open! ℹ️ https://t.co/tsYfWIXWCf
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The latest Roman SOC Newsletter is here! 🤩 ✅ Launch: Sep 2026 🎉 ✅ Call for Proposals Opening Fall 2025 ✅ Thermal vac test success ✅ Training series kicks off Plus: pipeline progress, new tools and documentation, & gravitational-lens galore. 🔗 https://t.co/dSRJJUvXmE
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. @ESA_Euclid peers through a dark cloud’s dusty veil to reveal a place teeming with very young stars ✨ While investigating the nature of the dark Universe, Euclid is also delivering observations such as this one that enable research in different fields of astronomy 👉
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What do we know about planets outside of our solar system? Are there really planets orbiting the nearest star system to ours, Alpha Centauri? On 10/27, head to Dog Haus in Old Town Pasadena to find out at the next Astro on Tap. Learn more: https://t.co/TuWeKj6ee3
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Join us on Monday, November 3rd for the KISS short course "One Shot to Glory: Designing Adaptive Missions to the Outer Solar System and Beyond". Registration is not required, seating is first-come first-served. For more information, visit: https://t.co/5lKl53dEvK
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🚀OpenUniverse2024 Hands-on Workshop at #AAS247 Work w/ simulated @NASARoman & @VRubinObs data and learn to: 💫 Access wide-field & time-domain sims 📊 Visualize with Firefly + Astropy 🧠 Prototype science workflows w/ Jupyter Notebooks Register by 11/7👉 https://t.co/FnxEWWiV9u
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Looking for ways to explore art & astronomy in your library, science center, museum, or other lifelong learning space? 🎨🪐 The new Cosmic Canvas Program Guides from NASA's Universe of Learning have everything you need to get started! Learn more: https://t.co/OAoTVgc7K4
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At our hearts, we are seekers, and today we celebrate a scientific milestone! Nearly 30 years after the first discovery of a world orbiting a Sun-like star beyond our solar system, @NASA’s Exoplanet Archive reached 6,000 confirmed exoplanets. 🎉 Read more:
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🎊NASA Exoplanet Archive Hits 6,000 Planets!🎊 From sub-Earth-sized planets to hot Jupiters and everything in between, this milestone highlights the rapid growth of exoplanet discoveries and their significance in understanding worlds beyond our own.🧵⬇️ https://t.co/mVvJHUcrPm
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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_IPAC!) here: https://t.co/zgRIBkDtZo
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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: https://t.co/Ft9TWbKhiK
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📣NASA-Keck Call For Proposals for semester 2026A (Feb. 1-July 31, 2026)! US-based astronomers may request @keckobservatory time—in any area of astrophysics or planetary science supporting NASA missions or science goals—by 4pm PDT Sept. 11, 2025. https://t.co/thjKKv14rJ
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Spirit of Lyot 6: Abstract submission now open!📜 Since 2007, the #SpiritofLyot conference has brought together instrumentalists and scientists from around the world to consider the future and direction of high-contrast imaging. It's time to meet again. https://t.co/Ek7XS8mC7M
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