Come analyze HEASARC, IRSA, and MAST data in the cloud! The Fornax Initiative is now welcoming all interested beta users.
HEASARC
NASA's designated multi-mission astronomy archive for cosmic astronomy datasets for observations in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV), X-ray, and gamma-ray wave bands, as well as for cosmic microwave background (CMB) datasets.LAMBDA
LAMBDA is a multi-mission NASA center of expertise for cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation research; it provides CMB researchers with archive data from cosmology missions, software tools, and links to other sites of interest.Please wait for the query to run. You will be redirected to the search portal
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Archive
Data discovery and exploration can be done through the interactive Web Portal
(The classic Browse portal remains available.)
API access is available through the Xamin API, the astroquery Heasarc module, or the Virtual Observatory protocols using pyvo. -
Cloud & Platforms
HEASARC@SciServer is an analysis-ready platform where both data and software are available through the browser.
The HEASARC is also part of the NASA Fornax Initiative to build NASA's next generation cloud-based science platform.
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Software
- HEASoft 6.35.2 is now available.
- HEASoft and XSPEC are available as conda packages.
- HEASoft and other high energy software (CAIO, XMM-SAS, Fermitools, Spex etc) are installed and available on SciServer.
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Latest News
- NICER AO8 Selected Proposals (26 Jan 2026)
The proposal selection process for Cycle 8 is complete, and a list of selected proposals is now available. - XRISM Cycle 3 proposal submission updates (23 Jan 2026)
The ARK/RPS system is now open for XRISM Cycle 3 proposal submission at JAXA, NASA and ESA, until the deadline on February 27th, 2026. Prospective proposers should check for updates in the Cycle 3 version of the Proposers' Observatory Guide. - Henric Krawczynski wins Bruno Rossi Prize! (21 Jan 2026)
The 2026 Rossi Prize has been awarded to Henric Krawczynski of Washington University in St. Louis, for his contributions to the theory, instrumentation, and scientific interpretation of X-ray polarimetry. Henric has been involved in important discoveries with NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). He has been an IXPE collaborator since selection of the mission and is first author on IXPE's first paper on stellar-mass black holes. Congratulations Henric! - FITS File Verifier tool updated (16 Jan 2026)
The new version of the FITS File Verifier tool has been reimplemented to be more robust and to use the latest version of the HEASoft fitsverify command line tool. The tool has also been migrated to the HEASARC website. - IXPE Caldb Updated (16 Jan 2026)
The IXPE Caldb has been updated for the GPD (version 20260112). Please see the release notes for details. Downloads are available from the IXPE Calibration page. Users can also access the HEASARC IXPE caldb via remote access. - HEAD Spring 2025 newsletter released (14 Jan 2026)
This newsletter is available now for your reading pleasure at your electronic HEAD newsstand !
- NICER AO8 Selected Proposals (26 Jan 2026)
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Upcoming Deadlines
- 01/22/2026: Step 1 (NOI) Deadline for Citizen Science Seed Funding Program
- 01/23/2026: Step 1 (NOI) Deadline for Astrophysics Pioneers Proposal
- 01/29/2026: Cycle 12 Deadline for NuSTAR General Investigator Proposal
- 01/29/2026: Cycle 19 Deadline for Fermi General Investigator Proposal
- 01/30/2026: Step 2 Deadline for Astrophysics Data Analysis Program
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Upcoming Meetings
- Coupling Radiative Transfer and Atomic Physics to Study r-Process Transients: 2026 Jan 12 - 16
- 60th Rencontres de Moriond on Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe: 2026 Mar 15 - 22
- BlackHolistic 2026: black holes, accretion and jets across the mass spectrum: 2026 Mar 23 - 27
- THESEUS Conference 2026: 2026 Mar 24 - 26