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PRIMA is a far-IR probe concept for the 2030s that will reveal how abundant elements are built up in galaxies over cosmic time, and follow them as they become the molecular building blocks of new planets! https://prima.ipac.caltech.edu/
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#AAS245 Join the PRIMA team! As Phase A is beginning, there are many opportunities to get involved and help make a Far-IR space mission a reality for the 2030s!
The PRobe Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) team is excited to announce the release of a special issue in the Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS), Volume 11 Issue 03! This issue was edited by Naseem Rangwala and Matt Griffin.
Advanced Search | arXiv e-print repository
arxiv.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Associate Professor Ilse Cleeves from the University of Virginia says @prima-probe.bsky.social would help her study how exoplanets form, how much water vapor is available during planet formation, and how many planets are out there! More about the proposed mission: prima.ipac.caltech.edu. #prima2025
May 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Jed McKinney of @utaustin.bsky.social wants to use the proposed @prima-probe.bsky.social far-infrared space telescope to peer deep into the hearts of galaxies and better understand how they formed. prima.ipac.caltech.edu

#prima #prima2025 #astronomy #astrophysics
May 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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#PRIMA2025 Working Meeting: Day 1!

We're welcoming >350 scientists to discuss
@prima-probe.bsky.social's possibilities! The response to the three-day hybrid event was so outstanding we moved it to a bigger venue. Today's topics: project overview, protoplanetary disks, time domain astro, & stars.
May 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Next up at #PRIMA2025 is BU prof @catherineespaillat.bsky.social talking about how PRIMA can fill in the gaps in our understanding of protoplanetary disk evolution
May 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A great afternoon of talks at #PRIMA2025 kicking off with Berkeley prof Jenny Bergner giving us an exciting sneak peek into what PRIMA can do for studies of planet formation
May 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
PRIMA PI Jason Glenn leading off with an overview, showing the timeline for the genesis of the technology and science that has led to the development of the current probe concept
May 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Working meeting on 'PRIMA and the Future of Far-IR Science' happening today on the Caltech campus hosted by @caltechipac.bsky.social! Agenda here: conference.ipac.caltech.edu/prima-pasade...
prima-pasadena2025
conference.ipac.caltech.edu
May 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our next P-CAST talk takes place TODAY at 12 PM Eastern (9 AM Pacific). Our speaker is Jochem Baselmans, who will talk about Kinetic Inductance Detectors for PRIMAger
Please visit the P-CAST webpage for a link to join and to see all of our upcoming speakers! prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/p-cast
P-CAST Talks
prima.ipac.caltech.edu
April 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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We invite the future @prima-probe.bsky.social user community to a free, three-day hybrid working meeting hosted by IPAC on the Caltech campus. Spots are limited and registration and abstracts are due March 28. conference.ipac.caltech.edu/prima-pasade...
March 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Our next P-CAST talk takes place TODAY at 12 PM Eastern (9 AM Pacific). Our speaker is Ke (Coco) Zhang from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, telling us about Gas Evolution in Protoplanetary Disks!
Please visit the P-CAST webpage for a link to join and to see all of our upcoming speakers!
March 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If you missed our community webinar on submitting science cases to the GO Book Volume 2, the videos are now posted on our youtube channel!
Session 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH55...
Session 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2-s...
February 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
PRIMA will absolutely boop those lil' red dots #NASAWebb is finding
February 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Missed yesterday's spectacular P-CAST talk by @eriniastro.bsky.social? You can catch it on our youtube channel! youtu.be/88HdVbYASHE
PRIMA Community Astronomy Science and Technology (P-CAST) Talk for February 24, 2025
YouTube video by Probe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics
youtu.be
February 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Our PRIMA community webinar is happening tomorrow! Get the latest updates, meet and greet our new Exposure Time Calculator, and plan your GO science case ideas! You can still register on our website, and both sessions will be recorded. prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/communi...
February 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
P-CAST talk today in two hours! Erini Lambrides will tell us about "Un-obscuring Obscuration in z>4 AGN with PRIMA" Information on how to join here: prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/p-cast
February 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Have a great idea for science with PRIMA? Write a science case for Volume 2 of our GO book! The submission system is now open! prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/go-scie... Submissions will be due at the end of May
GO Book Volume 2
prima.ipac.caltech.edu
February 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We are excited to announce that the PRIMA exposure time calculator is now live, and ready to help you plan your dream science! prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/etc-calc
PRIMA Survey Calculator
prima.ipac.caltech.edu
February 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Our next P-CAST talk takes place next Monday February 24 at 12 PM Eastern time (9 AM Pacific).
Our speaker will be Erini Lambrides from NASA-GSFC!
Please visit the P-CAST webpage for a link to join and to see all of our upcoming speakers!
P-CAST Talks
prima.ipac.caltech.edu
February 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you missed this talk, the recording is now posted on our youtube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gIZ...
Slides will be available on our webpage soon.
prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/p-cast
🚨 TODAY, Jan 27, at 12 PM EST 🚨

PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics) is launching a new monthly virtual talk series: PRIMA Community Astronomy Science and Technology (P-CAST). The first talk is today! #Astronomy

Speaker: Jason Glenn (GSFC)
Join: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
January 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you missed it, we will be posting the slides and talk recording online here: prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/p-cast
🚨 TODAY, Jan 27, at 12 PM EST 🚨

PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics) is launching a new monthly virtual talk series: PRIMA Community Astronomy Science and Technology (P-CAST). The first talk is today! #Astronomy

Speaker: Jason Glenn (GSFC)
Join: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
January 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Abstract deadline now extended to February 15!
Join us in France this spring!

Registration is open for "Dusting Off the Secrets of the Cosmos with PRIMA Space IR Telescope" in
Marseille, France from 31 March - 2 April 2025.

Abstracts are due February 2!!

primaconf.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
Dusting Off the Secrets of the Cosmos with PRIMA Space IR Telescope - Sciencesconf.org
primaconf.sciencesconf.org
January 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Talk slides and recording from today's P-CAST talk (Jason Glen giving an overview of the PRIMA concept) will be posted on our webpage! prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/p-cast
January 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
PRIMA P-CAST talk happening at 12 Eastern!
Info to join is on our webpage: prima.ipac.caltech.edu/page/p-cast

Jason Glenn
(Goddard Space Flight Center)
PRIMA: PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics
P-CAST Talks
prima.ipac.caltech.edu
January 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Join us in France this spring!

Registration is open for "Dusting Off the Secrets of the Cosmos with PRIMA Space IR Telescope" in
Marseille, France from 31 March - 2 April 2025.

Abstracts are due February 2!!

primaconf.sciencesconf.org?lang=en
Dusting Off the Secrets of the Cosmos with PRIMA Space IR Telescope - Sciencesconf.org
primaconf.sciencesconf.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM