The Chandra CalDB 4.11.1 is now installed and available at the HEASARC. Chandra 4.11.1 was released by the CXC on April 18, 2023.
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/caldb_wotsnew.html#chandra_20240418
BurstCube was deployed successfully from the ISS Thursday, April 18 at 7.26 am EST. The deployment operations included two 6U cubesat SnoOPI and BurstCube. A snapshot of the recorded video shows...
The NuSTAR FPM caldb was updated to version 20240405. This release includes a new clock correction file, v180. Please see the release notes for more details.
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/nustar/docs/release_20240405.txt
The NuSTAR FPM caldb was updated to version 20240325. This release includes a new clock correction file, v179. Please see the release notes for more details.
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/nustar/docs/release_20240325.txt
NASA's SpaceX 30th commercial resupply mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida on Thursday, March 21 at 4:55 p.m. EDT. The Dragon spacecraft, carrying BurstCube and other scien...
HEASoft 6.33.1 has been released. HEASoft 6.33.1 contains updates required for building the source code on Macs using the Apple XCode Command Line Tools (CLT) version 15.3. Please see the 6.33.1 ...
12.14.0c addresses a seg fault when using the plot polangle command.
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xanadu/xspec/issues/issues.html
The NuSTAR FPM caldb was updated to version 20240311a. This release corrects 13 invalid files which existed in the NuSTAR FPM caldb from Feb. 29, 2024 to Mar. 20, 2024. Please see the release not...
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/nustar/docs/release_20240311a.txt
BurstCube is scheduled to be launched on the SpaceX 30th Commercial Resupply Services mission. The anticipated launch date is March 21, 2004. BurstCube will be carried in the Cargo Dragon C209 an...
The Swift SC caldb has been updated to version 20240308, and the Swift BAT caldb has been updated to version 20230607 ...
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/caldb_wotsnew.html#swift_20240312
The IXPE Quick Start guide has been updated to include the use of the ixpecalcarf tool to generate observation specific response files.
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ixpe/analysis/ixpe_quickstart_v2.pdf
The NuSTAR FPM caldb was updated to version 20240311. This release includes a new clock correction file, v178. Please see the release notes for more details.
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/nustar/docs/release_20240311.txt
Xamin has a new, easier-to-use interface . Please give it a try. Feedback welcome. The "classic" interface is still available .
The NuSTAR FPM caldb was updated to version 20240229. This release includes a new clock correction file, v177, and a new gain and arf. Please see the release notes for more details.
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/nustar/docs/release_20240229.txt
The IXPE Caldb has been updated for the XRT (version 20231201) and the GPD (version 20240125). Please see the release notes for details. Downloads are available from the IXPE Calibration page . ...
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/caldb_wotsnew.html#ixpe_20240228
The Sun angle constraint has been updated in the Viewing tool for the IXPE mission.
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/Tools/viewing/viewing.pl
The Sun angle constraint has been updated in the Viewing tool for the IXPE mission.
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/Tools/viewing/viewing.pl
HEASoft 6.33 has been released. HEASoft 6.33 includes new and updated mission-specific data analysis software (IXPE and NICER). Please see the 6.33 release notes for details.
The NICER XTI caldb has been updated to version 20240206.
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/caldb/caldb_wotsnew.html#nicer_20240227
The XRISM Proposer's Observatory Guide, response files and tools for GO proposal feasibility are now available. In addition, because the Resolve aperture door ("gate valve") has not yet opened, t...
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xrism/proposals/index.html