Keck Institute for Space Studies
@kiss-caltech.bsky.social
KISS brings together scientists and engineers from @caltech.edu, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and beyond to develop innovative new space science missions and technologies.
https://kiss.caltech.edu/
https://kiss.caltech.edu/
The final report for the 2023 KISS study program "Blazing Paths Observing Stellar and Exoplanet Particle Environments" was recently published.
To read the report and for more information:
Final Report: www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Study Program: www.kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
To read the report and for more information:
Final Report: www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Study Program: www.kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The final report for the 2023 KISS study program "Blazing Paths Observing Stellar and Exoplanet Particle Environments" was recently published.
To read the report and for more information:
Final Report: www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Study Program: www.kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
To read the report and for more information:
Final Report: www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Study Program: www.kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
Last week, we hosted the "One Shot Solar System Exploration with Adaptive Optics" study, that exemplified everything we do at @kiss-caltech.bsky.social .
A huge credit to the visionary study leaders, engaged participants, and KISS team for an inspiring, insightful, and productive week!
A huge credit to the visionary study leaders, engaged participants, and KISS team for an inspiring, insightful, and productive week!
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Last week, we hosted the "One Shot Solar System Exploration with Adaptive Optics" study, that exemplified everything we do at @kiss-caltech.bsky.social .
A huge credit to the visionary study leaders, engaged participants, and KISS team for an inspiring, insightful, and productive week!
A huge credit to the visionary study leaders, engaged participants, and KISS team for an inspiring, insightful, and productive week!
The final report for the 2024 KISS study program "Astronomical Optical Interferometry from the Lunar Surface" was recently published.
Final Report: www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Study Program: www.kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
Final Report: www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Study Program: www.kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
October 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The final report for the 2024 KISS study program "Astronomical Optical Interferometry from the Lunar Surface" was recently published.
Final Report: www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Study Program: www.kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
Final Report: www.kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Study Program: www.kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
Concept proposals for the 2026 KISS Study Program Call are due Monday, November 3rd!
For the full solicitation details, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/proposals.html
For the full solicitation details, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/proposals.html
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Concept proposals for the 2026 KISS Study Program Call are due Monday, November 3rd!
For the full solicitation details, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/proposals.html
For the full solicitation details, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/proposals.html
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: kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
Registration is not required, seating is first-come first-served.
For more information, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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: kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
Registration is not required, seating is first-come first-served.
For more information, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
The final report for the KISS study "Next-Generation, Ground-Based Planetary Radar (kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...) is available 📡🌌
The team detailed technical options for an ambitious second half-century of ground-based planetary radar observations.
Report: kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
The team detailed technical options for an ambitious second half-century of ground-based planetary radar observations.
Report: kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
October 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The final report for the KISS study "Next-Generation, Ground-Based Planetary Radar (kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...) is available 📡🌌
The team detailed technical options for an ambitious second half-century of ground-based planetary radar observations.
Report: kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
The team detailed technical options for an ambitious second half-century of ground-based planetary radar observations.
Report: kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
The Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) is soliciting concepts for Study Programs to be carried out during the 2026 calendar year.
For the full solicitation details, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/proposals.html
For the full solicitation details, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/proposals.html
October 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) is soliciting concepts for Study Programs to be carried out during the 2026 calendar year.
For the full solicitation details, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/proposals.html
For the full solicitation details, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/proposals.html
The presentations from the KISS "Interplanetary Laser Trilateration Network" short course are now available.
To watch all of the talks, visit: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
For presentation slides and more information, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
To watch all of the talks, visit: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
For presentation slides and more information, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
Join us on Monday, September 22nd for the KISS short course "Interplanetary Laser Trilateration Network".
Registration is not required, seating is first-come first-served.
For more information, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
Registration is not required, seating is first-come first-served.
For more information, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
October 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The presentations from the KISS "Interplanetary Laser Trilateration Network" short course are now available.
To watch all of the talks, visit: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
For presentation slides and more information, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
To watch all of the talks, visit: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
For presentation slides and more information, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
Last week, we hosted the "Interplanetary Laser Trilateration Network" study. 🛰️🌎
For more, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
For more, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
October 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Last week, we hosted the "Interplanetary Laser Trilateration Network" study. 🛰️🌎
For more, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
For more, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/programs.htm...
Join us on Monday, September 22nd for the KISS short course "Interplanetary Laser Trilateration Network".
Registration is not required, seating is first-come first-served.
For more information, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
Registration is not required, seating is first-come first-served.
For more information, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
September 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Join us on Monday, September 22nd for the KISS short course "Interplanetary Laser Trilateration Network".
Registration is not required, seating is first-come first-served.
For more information, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
Registration is not required, seating is first-come first-served.
For more information, visit: www.kiss.caltech.edu/short_course...
The recording of our latests KISS lecture "Unseen but Measured: Carbon-I's Global Mapping of Trace Gases" is now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_WA...
Thank you to @cfranken.bsky.social for his talk about Carbon-I and the exciting science it will enable.
Thank you to @cfranken.bsky.social for his talk about Carbon-I and the exciting science it will enable.
July 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The recording of our latests KISS lecture "Unseen but Measured: Carbon-I's Global Mapping of Trace Gases" is now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_WA...
Thank you to @cfranken.bsky.social for his talk about Carbon-I and the exciting science it will enable.
Thank you to @cfranken.bsky.social for his talk about Carbon-I and the exciting science it will enable.
Next Tuesday 7/22 we will hear from @cfranken.bsky.social as he discusses the proposed Carbon-I mission.
To attend this lecture, register here: bit.ly/Carbon-I
Location: Sharp Lecture Hall, Caltech
Time: 4:30PM Refreshments , 5:00PM Lecture
To attend this lecture, register here: bit.ly/Carbon-I
Location: Sharp Lecture Hall, Caltech
Time: 4:30PM Refreshments , 5:00PM Lecture
July 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Next Tuesday 7/22 we will hear from @cfranken.bsky.social as he discusses the proposed Carbon-I mission.
To attend this lecture, register here: bit.ly/Carbon-I
Location: Sharp Lecture Hall, Caltech
Time: 4:30PM Refreshments , 5:00PM Lecture
To attend this lecture, register here: bit.ly/Carbon-I
Location: Sharp Lecture Hall, Caltech
Time: 4:30PM Refreshments , 5:00PM Lecture
Our KISS Q3 2025 Newsletter is now out!
Read the full newsletter to learn more about our upcoming lecture on 7/22 from @cfranken.bsky.social about the Carbon-I mission, get updates on recent KISS activities, celebrate the achievements of the KISS affiliates, and more 🚀:
bit.ly/KISS-2025-Q3
Read the full newsletter to learn more about our upcoming lecture on 7/22 from @cfranken.bsky.social about the Carbon-I mission, get updates on recent KISS activities, celebrate the achievements of the KISS affiliates, and more 🚀:
bit.ly/KISS-2025-Q3
KISS Quarterly Newsletter - Q3 2025
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July 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Our KISS Q3 2025 Newsletter is now out!
Read the full newsletter to learn more about our upcoming lecture on 7/22 from @cfranken.bsky.social about the Carbon-I mission, get updates on recent KISS activities, celebrate the achievements of the KISS affiliates, and more 🚀:
bit.ly/KISS-2025-Q3
Read the full newsletter to learn more about our upcoming lecture on 7/22 from @cfranken.bsky.social about the Carbon-I mission, get updates on recent KISS activities, celebrate the achievements of the KISS affiliates, and more 🚀:
bit.ly/KISS-2025-Q3
Carbon-I 🌎🛰️ is one of four candidate missions selected by NASA for one-year Phase A concept studies.
Join us on 7/22 for a talk from PI Prof. Christian Frankenberg as he outlines the mission concepts and paths forward.
Register here: bit.ly/Carbon-I
Read more: kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
Join us on 7/22 for a talk from PI Prof. Christian Frankenberg as he outlines the mission concepts and paths forward.
Register here: bit.ly/Carbon-I
Read more: kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
June 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Carbon-I 🌎🛰️ is one of four candidate missions selected by NASA for one-year Phase A concept studies.
Join us on 7/22 for a talk from PI Prof. Christian Frankenberg as he outlines the mission concepts and paths forward.
Register here: bit.ly/Carbon-I
Read more: kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
Join us on 7/22 for a talk from PI Prof. Christian Frankenberg as he outlines the mission concepts and paths forward.
Register here: bit.ly/Carbon-I
Read more: kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
Congratulations to our amazing KISS affiliates who graduated last week - let's meet some of the Class of 2025!
kiss.caltech.edu/impact/2025_...
A huge congratulations on behalf of KISS. We cannot wait to see you reach great new heights in the future!
kiss.caltech.edu/impact/2025_...
A huge congratulations on behalf of KISS. We cannot wait to see you reach great new heights in the future!
June 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Congratulations to our amazing KISS affiliates who graduated last week - let's meet some of the Class of 2025!
kiss.caltech.edu/impact/2025_...
A huge congratulations on behalf of KISS. We cannot wait to see you reach great new heights in the future!
kiss.caltech.edu/impact/2025_...
A huge congratulations on behalf of KISS. We cannot wait to see you reach great new heights in the future!
Acknowledgement was made to participants in the KISS 2023 -24 Blazing Paths to Observing Stellar and Exoplanet Particle Environments study program for their valuable feedback in the paper "First direct observations of atmospheric sputtering at Mars" (www.science.org/action/doSea...)
www.science.org
June 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Acknowledgement was made to participants in the KISS 2023 -24 Blazing Paths to Observing Stellar and Exoplanet Particle Environments study program for their valuable feedback in the paper "First direct observations of atmospheric sputtering at Mars" (www.science.org/action/doSea...)
The final report from the KISS symposium "Capturing an Opportunity at Apophis" is now published
Read more about the team's recommendations as Apophis approaches for a close Earth flyby in 2029 ☄️🚀🛰️
Final Report: kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Symposium page: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/202...
Read more about the team's recommendations as Apophis approaches for a close Earth flyby in 2029 ☄️🚀🛰️
Final Report: kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Symposium page: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/202...
June 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The final report from the KISS symposium "Capturing an Opportunity at Apophis" is now published
Read more about the team's recommendations as Apophis approaches for a close Earth flyby in 2029 ☄️🚀🛰️
Final Report: kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Symposium page: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/202...
Read more about the team's recommendations as Apophis approaches for a close Earth flyby in 2029 ☄️🚀🛰️
Final Report: kiss.caltech.edu/final_report...
Symposium page: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/202...
Get a glimpse of how the Keck Institute for Space Studies is shaping the future of space exploration in our new teaser video.
Full version coming later this year!
🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEm-...
Full version coming later this year!
🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEm-...
Keck Institute for Space Studies: Shaping the Future of Space Exploration
YouTube video by caltech
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May 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Get a glimpse of how the Keck Institute for Space Studies is shaping the future of space exploration in our new teaser video.
Full version coming later this year!
🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEm-...
Full version coming later this year!
🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEm-...
The recording of Dr. Dev Niyogi's lecture is now available on the KISS website and YouTube!
🛜 kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
📷 youtu.be/RTuwme7juDg?...
🛜 kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
📷 youtu.be/RTuwme7juDg?...
May 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The recording of Dr. Dev Niyogi's lecture is now available on the KISS website and YouTube!
🛜 kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
📷 youtu.be/RTuwme7juDg?...
🛜 kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
📷 youtu.be/RTuwme7juDg?...
Last week, we hosted the second part of the "Digital Twins for Solar System Exploration: Enceladus" study 🪐🌔🖥️
For more information, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/di...
For more information, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/di...
May 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Last week, we hosted the second part of the "Digital Twins for Solar System Exploration: Enceladus" study 🪐🌔🖥️
For more information, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/di...
For more information, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/di...
“What Makes a Model a Digital Twin? An Atmospheric Science-based Perspective” - Dev Niyogi of
@utaustin.bsky.social
Join us for a public lecture on May 7 at @caltech.edu, for more information and registration: kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
@utaustin.bsky.social
Join us for a public lecture on May 7 at @caltech.edu, for more information and registration: kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
April 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“What Makes a Model a Digital Twin? An Atmospheric Science-based Perspective” - Dev Niyogi of
@utaustin.bsky.social
Join us for a public lecture on May 7 at @caltech.edu, for more information and registration: kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
@utaustin.bsky.social
Join us for a public lecture on May 7 at @caltech.edu, for more information and registration: kiss.caltech.edu/lectures/202...
Earlier in April we heard about how KISS continues to shape the future of space exploration, science, and technology at our inaugural KISS showcase event. The recording is now available on YouTube: youtu.be/PgS0GJjnr8o
More information can be found here: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/kis...
More information can be found here: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/kis...
April 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Earlier in April we heard about how KISS continues to shape the future of space exploration, science, and technology at our inaugural KISS showcase event. The recording is now available on YouTube: youtu.be/PgS0GJjnr8o
More information can be found here: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/kis...
More information can be found here: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/kis...
Last week, we hosted a Symposium on "Standardized Space Telescopes for the Future of Scientific Discovery", sponsored by Renaissance Philanthropy.
Learn more about the Symposium here: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/spa...
Learn more about the Symposium here: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/spa...
April 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Last week, we hosted a Symposium on "Standardized Space Telescopes for the Future of Scientific Discovery", sponsored by Renaissance Philanthropy.
Learn more about the Symposium here: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/spa...
Learn more about the Symposium here: kiss.caltech.edu/symposia/spa...
In February, we hosted the second part of the "Sample Return from all across the Solar System" study 🌍🚀🪐
To learn more, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/sa...
To learn more, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/sa...
March 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In February, we hosted the second part of the "Sample Return from all across the Solar System" study 🌍🚀🪐
To learn more, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/sa...
To learn more, visit: kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/sa...
The Keck Institute for Space Studies is excited to announce that four programs have been selected for inclusion into the 2025 KISS Study Program.
Read more about the selected studies on the KISS website: kiss.caltech.edu/impact/2025_...
Read more about the selected studies on the KISS website: kiss.caltech.edu/impact/2025_...
February 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The Keck Institute for Space Studies is excited to announce that four programs have been selected for inclusion into the 2025 KISS Study Program.
Read more about the selected studies on the KISS website: kiss.caltech.edu/impact/2025_...
Read more about the selected studies on the KISS website: kiss.caltech.edu/impact/2025_...