Cosmic Origins Projects
Past Missions
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer and was an orbiting space telescope that observed galaxies in ultraviolet light from 2003 until 2013.
This space-based telescope studied the universe in the far-infrared and submillimeter portions of the spectrum from 2009 to 2013.
As a Boeing 747-SP aircraft modified to accommodate a 2.5 meter gyro-stabilized telescope, SOFIA is the largest airborne observatory in the world.
From 2003 to 2020, Spitzer’s infrared vision helped us learn more about our cosmic roots, and how galaxies, stars, and planets form.
NASA’s First Asteroid Sample
Has Landed,
Now Secure in Clean Room
Congratulations OSIRIS-REx! After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu finally is on Earth. It landed at 8:52 a.m. MDT (10:52 a.m. EDT) on Sunday. Read more.
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Current and Upcoming Events
Continuing Call for Nominations to the Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG) Executive Committee. »
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2 October 2023
IR STIG Seminar »
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3 October 2023
Galaxies SIG Seminar »
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25 October 2023
JWST Call for Proposals for Cycle 3 »
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Program News and Announcements
29 September 2023
Infrared Science and Technology Integration Group (IR STIG) Webinar | Monday, 2 October 2023, 3:00 PM ET »
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29 September 2023
AWESOM SAG Meeting | Friday, October 6, 2023, 11am – noon ET »
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29 September 2023
Community Input for the Cosmic Origins Precursor Science Gaps | November, 17th 2023 »
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22 September 2023
Diffuse Gas in Cosmic Ecosystems Science Interest Group | September 28, 2023 – 4pm EST / 1 PM PST »
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22 September 2023
Windows on the Universe: Establishing the Infrastructure for a Collaborative Multi-messenger Ecosystem | October 16 – 18, Tucson, AZ »
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22 September 2023
Galaxies Science Interest Group (Galaxies SIG) Seminar | Tuesday October 3rd, 2023 at 1pm ET »
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22 September 2023
NASA’s Webb Telescope Inspires ARTECHOUSE Exhibit, Public Art »
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Congratulations OSIRIS-REx! After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu finally is on Earth. It landed at 8:52 a.m. MDT (10:52 a.m. EDT) on Sunday. Read more.
