ONE COORDINATE. MANY ARCHIVES.
From coordinate to evidence. Resolve a target. Search the archives. Compare what different instruments saw. Evaluate data quality. Build the scientific story. Preserve what remains unknown.
Catalogs identify objects. FORGE investigates the evidence around them.
MAST
Multiwavelength data access for modern observational archives.
HST
High-resolution imaging from the Hubble Space Telescope archive.
JWST
Deep infrared observations from the James Webb Space Telescope.
SDSS
Optical spectroscopy and photometry from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
ALMA
Sub-millimeter and millimeter wave observations from ALMA.
ASKAP
Radio continuum and spectral line data from the ASKAP survey.
From Image to Evidence
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Multi-wavelength imaging
Visualize celestial objects across optical, infrared, radio, and millimeter wavelengths, revealing structures that may not be apparent in a single band.
02
Real spectroscopy
Decode the chemical composition and physical state of stars and nebulae through high-resolution spectral analysis and fingerprint matching.
03
Historical comparisons
Track the evolution of a target over time by comparing modern observations with historical archives from decades past.
04
Radio discovery
Access deep millimeter and radio coverage to detect cold gas, pulsars, and other non-visible phenomena invisible to optical telescopes.
FORGE Field Brief
The Field Brief is the record of the investigation: what was observed, what the evidence supports, where the data are uncertain, and what remains unknown.
Available now in FORGE v0.12. Generate a compact, shareable brief directly from the evidence assembled in your investigation.
Shareable links are live; richer PDF and visual brief formats are continuing to evolve.
Technical Mockup: Field Brief Structure
Why is this field interesting?
FORGE is designed to connect beauty with physics without over-interpreting the data. We separate what is measured, what is pipeline-flagged, what is known from reference data, and what still requires verification. This rigorous lens allows us to build a reproducible evidence trail that bridges the gap between observational wonder and scientific rigor.
Research
Multi-archive target reconnaissance
Reproducible provenance
Spectroscopy and morphology
Cross-wavelength comparison
Teaching
Guided exploration
Real archive data
Visual explanation of spectral fingerprints
Evidence vs. interpretation
THE FORGE TEAM
D. TERRY TREVINO
Co-developer
Specializing in architecture, astronomy workflow, systems integration, and scientific interpretation. D. Terry Trevino ensures FORGE bridges the gap between complex observational data and reproducible research.
VIVIAN HOM
Co-developer
Expert in astronomy workflow development, testing, and validation. Vivian Hom focuses on the rigorous analysis and scientific interpretation of multi-archive data to build a robust evidence trail.
OPEN METHODS
FORGE Astronomy is currently in public alpha. Our source code and research methodologies are fully open-source, hosted on GitHub to ensure transparency and reproducibility in every observation.