The High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) is the primary archive for NASA's (and other space agencies') missions studying electromagnetic radiation from extremely energetic cosmic phenomena ranging from black holes to the Big Bang. Since its merger with the Legacy Archive for Microwave Background Data Analysis (LAMBDA) in 2008, the HEASARC archive contains data obtained by high-energy astronomy missions observing in the extreme-ultraviolet (EUV), X-ray, and gamma-ray bands, as well as data from space missions, balloons, and ground-based facilities that have studied the relic cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation in the sub-mm, mm and cm bands.

The HEASARC is a member of the NASA Astronomical Virtual Observatories (NAVO) where we work with other NASA archives to ensure comprehensive and consistent VO access to NASA mission datasets. Users may now query the HEASARC's catalogs using VO-enabled services and specialized tools. This page describes how to get to the HEASARC VO-enabled services and provides information on other HEASARC VO activities.


Latest News
  • IXPE DU2 Data Delivery Resumed (15 Jun 2026)
    Delivery of data from IXPE's Detector Unit 2 (DU2) has resumed. The IXPE team performed an extensive recalibration campaign including 2.7 Ms of exposure on the bright X-ray binary Cyg X-2 in December 2025 and January 2026. The recalibration has successfully restored the polarization and spectral response of DU2. All data since the anomaly in April 2025 have been reprocessed and re-delivered with DU2. Data delivery for new observations now includes DU2. Users are encouraged to compare the results obtained with the different DUs and report any significant discrepancies via the IXPE Help Desk. For more information on the anomaly, please see this presentation by the IXPE SOC.
  • The Swift-XRT Living Point Source Catalog (LSXPS) Released (11 Jun 2026)
    This table contains the LSXPS catalog of detections by the Swift X-ray Telescope (XRT) used in Photon Counting (PC) mode in the 0.3-10 keV energy range. Under normal operations, this is updated in near-real time, and transient searches are carried out on each dataset as it is received. This catalog is now available in both Browse and Xamin.
  • AMS02SPEC - AMS-02 Spectral Results Catalog Released (11 Jun 2026)
    The AMS02SPEC database table records the spectral results obtained with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment on the International Space Station (AMS-02). It is available in both Browse and Xamin.
  • XMMSTACKOB: 5XMM-DR15 XMM-Newton Serendipitous Source Catalog: 5XMM-DR15 Stacked Observations Data Catalog Released (10 Jun 2026)
    The XMM-Newton Serendipitous Source Catalog: 5XMM-DR15 Stacked Observations Data provides the list of stacks used for the new 5XMM-DR15 catalog (XMMSTACK). This catalog is now available in both Browse and Xamin.
  • XMMSTACK and XMMSSC-XMM-Newton Serendipitous Source Catalog: 5XMM-DR15 Catalogs Released (10 Jun 2026)
    The XMM-Newton Serendipitous Source Catalog: 5XMM-DR15 Full (Stacked) Catalog (XMMSTACK) offers a new version of the stacked catalog built from 14,616 5XMM-DR15 observations, including also non-overlapping observations. XMMSTACK is a complete version of the catalog and has one row per source, followed by subsequent rows with information stemming from each detection or upper limit and thus has 3,397,248 rows. The catalog contains 818,656 unique sources, which are provided in the associated table of source detections, XMM-Newton Serendipitous Source Catalog (XMMSSC). Both tables are now available in both Browse and Xamin.
  • XMM-Newton Slew Survey Source Catalogs (Version 3.1) (10 Jun 2026)
    The updated versions of the XMM-Newton Slew Survey "Clean" and "Full" Source Catalogs containing 52,420 and 121,662 X-ray sources, respectively, detected during spacecraft slews are now available in Browse and Xamin.

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