Introduction
Our Mission
We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives.
We envision, define, and operate missions that offer cutting-edge research opportunities for the astronomical community.
We share scientific knowledge of the universe in ways that inspire, excite, challenge, and educate.
Recent News
Institute Announcements
Current
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NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) Applications Are Open
NHFP Fellowships support promising postdoctoral scientists pursuing independent research contributing to NASA Astrophysics. Applications close October 30, 2024.
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Giacconi, Lasker, and Exoplanet Science Fellowship Applications Are Open
We are seeking to hire three Prize Fellows this year. Applications will close on Thursday October 24, 2024.
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What Are Hubble and Webb Looking at Now?
Check out the revamped Space Telescope Live to find out what Hubble and Webb are currently observing.
Press Releases
Events
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JWebbinar 37 - Planning Solar System Observations with JWST
JWST is capable of observing the majority of solar system objects found beyond the Earth's orbit, such as asteroids, giant planets and their satellites, comets, and trans-Neptunian...
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Fall Colloquium: Presentations from Incoming STScI Postdocs
Presentations featuring Paul Bennet, Farhan Hasan, Jegug Ih, Ryan Richards Vaught, and Mans Holmberg.
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White Dwarf Supernovae
Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) play a starring role in our view of the Universe. Observations of SN Ia led to two cosmological surprises: the discovery of the accelerating Universe...
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Webb Office Hours
The JWST User Community is invited to call into Webb Office Hours to ask questions and directly interact with a team of STScI JWST experts via WebEx. We welcome questions about the...
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Cosmic Acceleration in the Roman Era
Abstract is forthcoming. Speaker: David Weinberg (The Ohio State University)
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Planets, Life, and the Universe Lecture
Abstract is forthcoming Speaker: Emily Martin (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)
About the Institute
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