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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Call for Hubble Cycle 32 Bridge Programs
Announcing a special HST observing opportunity to propose "Bridge Programs" with ACS/WFC and WFC3/IR, in anticipation of likely operational changes in Cycle 33.
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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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YAE In-Person Family STEM Forum
Please join us in-person to learn more about astronomy during our Youth for Astronomy and Engineering Program event "STEM Forum" followed by an opportunity to engage in hands-on...
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Accurate Flux Calibration in the Era of Space Astronomy and All-Sky Surveys
Advances in space telescope technology and all-sky surveys are driving the need for more precise and accurate flux calibration across the observable spectrum. The Space Telescope...
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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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Pushing into the Cosmic Dark Ages with JWST
Pushing the Hubble Space Telescope to its limits at the end of the last decade has allowed astronomers to view the tip of the cosmic iceberg at a time only 500 Myr after the Big Bang....
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Strange New Worlds
Is there a universal divide between planets with and without atmospheres? Is it based on their incident fluxes and escape velocities? By studying exoplanets that span the cosmic shoreline,...
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Exploring Cosmic Acceleration: Insights from DESI 2024
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration is conducting a five-year redshift survey of 40 million extra-galactic sources over 14,000 square degrees of the northern...
About the Institute
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