Preparing machine learning classifiers for Rubin
Given the huge amount of data expected from Rubin and the small time window available to analyse it, Machine Learning (ML) methods are the best way to go.
Apr 21, 2025
First exoplanet in Fink!
We report the discovery of an exoplanet using the microlensing effect. This event marks the first exoplanet found with Fink and is a rare example of an event observed outside the Galactic bulge.
Apr 15, 2025
Fink hostless module
Detecting the absence of something may seem challenging, how do you find what isn’t there? This is the concept of ELEPHANT.
Apr 8, 2025
Science Portal v6
We are delighted to announce the release of Fink Science Portal version 6.
Jan 30, 2025
Fink watch
You are looking for a nice outreach project using Fink data? Check out the Fink watch!
Jan 15, 2025
Fink client v8
We are delighted to announce the release of Fink client version 8.
Jun 4, 2024
Fink Brazil
The Fink Brazil workshop took place at CBPF, Rio de Janeiro, from 6 to 10 June 2024.
May 27, 2024
Science Portal 3.0
The Fink Science Portal 3.0 is out!
Dec 8, 2023
Open science award for Free Software in research 2023
We are proud to announce that the Fink team has been awarded the open science prize for Free Software in research 2023 by the French Ministry of Research!
Nov 29, 2023
Data transfer at scale II
In the recent versions of fink_client, we introduced the functionality of simultaneous downloading from multiple partitions through the implementation of multi-processing technology, taking advantage of modern hardware resources to run multiple tasks in parallel.
Sep 11, 2023
Gravitational Waves optical counterpart (Part 2)
We are pleased to introduce Fink_MM, which enables real-time analysis of any events sent by the General Coordinates Network (GCN).
Jul 19, 2023
Gravitational Waves optical counterpart (Part 1)
The fourth observing run of the gravitational wave detectors have already begun, and you might wonder if there are optical counterparts from Fink/ZTF to their detection? We are happy to introduce a new service to quickly explore potential matches.
Jul 11, 2023
ozFink
Fink next workshop will be held on May 3 to 5 at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. This workshop will develop collaboration across Australian research groups, observing facilities and the Fink collaboration.
May 5, 2023
Fink is expanding!
The Fink broker release 2.9 includes new science modules exploring anomaly detection, time-series transformer for transient classification, and additional associations to various catalogs of astronomical objects. Additionally, the Fink Science Portal 2.1 release adds a lot of new features!
Jan 25, 2023
Data transfer at scale
We are pleased to announce a new service in Fink, Data Transfer, to explore and transfer historical data at scale. This service lets users to select any observing nights between 2019 and now, apply filters, define the content of the output, and stream data directly to anywhere!
Jan 17, 2023
Fink Science Portal 2.0
Check out the details of the version 2.0 of the Science Portal. A shiny new interface, better performance, and some new features or bug fixes. Do not hesitate to give your feedback, and propose missing features!
Aug 30, 2022
Fink Science Portal 1.3
Check out the details of the version 1.3 of the Science Portal. This is the last release for the version 1, and the next release will be a major one!
Jul 5, 2022
Fink Collaboration Meeting
We had our first in-person Collaboration Meeting last month in Annecy.
Jun 10, 2022
Fink Science Portal 1.2
Check out the version 1.2 of the Science Portal!
Jun 8, 2022
Solar System Science with Fink
The new release of the API and the Science Portal extends Fink capabilities to work with Solar System objects.
Jan 28, 2022
Interface changes
With the recent maintenance, we did a number of changes to sanitize the infrastructure and the pipelines.
Jan 19, 2022
Power failures at the University
Last years, we had regular power outages at the VirtualData center, mainly due to a weak and old electrical network at the University.
Jan 18, 2022
Oh my God, they killed Kenny!
The last reboot of machines (14/12) had revealed a serious problem in our storage system. Long story short, a large part of Fink data could not be recovered, making difficult to get some services back online, and we had no backup for this.
Jan 17, 2022
Infrastructures in Fink
Let’s take the opportunity of the bad turn of recent events to talk and learn a bit more on the infrastructure in place for Fink.
Dec 17, 2021
Fink data statistics
Check out the new page about Fink processed data statistics on the Science Portal: heatmap, daily statistics, timelines, and more! These statistics are updated once a day, after the ZTF observing night.
Dec 2, 2021
Fink Science Portal 0.10
Check out the version 0.10 of the Science Portal! Several new features: DNS for the portal, crossmatch with LIGO/Virgo maps, query string, and as always… a lot of bug fixes!
Sep 27, 2021
Fink Science Portal 0.9
Check out the version 0.9 of the Science Portal: Several new features: constellation names, preview of alert information, shiny new buttons, link to SNAD, and… a lot of bug fixes!
Aug 10, 2021
Fink Science Portal 0.8
Check out the version 0.8 of the Science Portal: increased features, boosted conesearch, improved layout, support for mobile platforms, and many more!
Jul 5, 2021
Fink Science Portal (beta)
The Fink development team is happy to announce the deployment of the Fink Science Portal!
Nov 11, 2020
Fink white paper
After a year of activities, the Fink team is proud to release its first paper! The team made of researchers and engineers worked restlessly to make Fink comes true. Congratulations to all!
Sep 23, 2020
LSST enabling science 2020 broker workshop
To enable new science with the LSST alert stream, brokers are developing a new layer in the time domain ecosystem.
Sep 17, 2020
Fink is listening to ZTF!
We are pleased to announce that Fink has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) Project on 2020, January 29.
Feb 1, 2020
First Fink Workshop @ IJCLab
The First Fink Workshop will take place at IJCLab on the 6 February 2020, just after the LSST-France meeting.
Jan 28, 2020
Letter of Intent for LSST community broker
In 2019, Fink decided to participate to the LSST call for community broker. The first step was the submission of a Letter of Intent to LSST in Summer 2019 to describe the project, and our goals: Fink - a new generation of astronomy broker based on Active Learning and Apache Spark.
Jan 10, 2020
Welcome
Learn more about Fink, an alert broker that facilitates the analysis of astronomical alert data by collecting, enriching, and redistributing information from various surveys to the scientific community.
Dec 17, 2019