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Our Mission
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We Are Multi-Mission
We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives.
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We Further Scientific Research
We envision, define, and operate missions that offer cutting-edge research opportunities for the astronomical community.
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We Inspire Through Outreach
We share scientific knowledge of the universe in ways that inspire, excite, challenge, and educate.
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Institute Announcements
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Events Quarterly: What’s Happening at STScI
Join upcoming astronomy events, including Inter+Stellar, Cosmic Cartography with Roman, and Towards the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
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2024 Annual Report
Last year, Hubble and Webb delivered top-tier science, and preparations for Roman’s launch and operations continued.
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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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Inter+Stellar: Harnessing the Intersection Between Stars and the Interstellar Medium
Historically, stars and the ISM in the nearby Universe have often been studied individually. However, this past decade of research has shown that the most exciting advances in each...
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Opening a New Frontier in Transient Science with the James Webb Space Telescope
Speaker: Justin Pierel (STScI) With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), we have entered a new era of transient discovery and understanding. In a relatively short...
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The Mysterious Nature of Little Red Dots
One of the more unexpected discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the emergence of a significant population of compact, high-redshift sources at z > 4 known as...
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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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JWebbinar 42 - JWST and the NASA Ames PAH IR Spectroscopic Database
The NASA Ames Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Infrared Spectroscopic Database (PAHdb) provides a from-the-ground-up means to analyze and interpret the PAH component in JWST observations....
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JWST at the 246th American Astronomical Society Meeting
The 246th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include a variety of events focused on science with JWST as we get ready to wrap up Cycle 3, prepare for Cycle...
About the Institute
STScI's Astronomical Imagery Slideshow
Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
NGC 3627
Bug Nebula
Small Magellanic Cloud
Stephan's Quintet
Faint glow within galaxy clusters
Supernova Remnant 0509-67.5
Horsehead Nebula (Infrared)
Heart of the Tarantula Nebula
Westerlund 2
