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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.

    Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)
  • We Inspire Through Outreach

    We share scientific knowledge of the universe in ways that inspire, excite, challenge, and educate.

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  • The Mysterious Nature of Little Red Dots

    21 May 2025

    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...

  • Webb Office Hours

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    22 May 2025

    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...

  • JWebbinar 42 - JWST and the NASA Ames PAH IR Spectroscopic Database

    4 Jun 2025

    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....

  • 2025 HotSci at JHU/STScI: Stellar Populations

    4 Jun 2025

    "Stellar Populations" featuring Peter Zeidler (STScI) on Sub-stellar Cluster Populations at Low Metallicities - the Discovery of the First Extra-Galactic Young Brown Dwarf...

  • JWST at the 246th American Astronomical Society Meeting

    8-12 Jun 2025

    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...

  • 2025 HotSci at JHU/STScI: Big Data

    11 Jun 2025

    "Big Data" featuring Digvijay (Jay) Wadekar (JHU) on Best of Both Worlds: Integrating Principled Matched-Filtering GW Searches with AI/ML Tools and Russell Ryan...

About the Institute

STScI's Astronomical Imagery Slideshow

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

NGC 3627

NGC 3627

Bug Nebula

A dying star shrouded by a blanket of hailstones forms the Bug Nebula (NGC 6302).

Small Magellanic Cloud

Small Magellanic Cloud

Stephan's Quintet

Stephan's Quintet

Faint glow within galaxy clusters

Faint glow within galaxy clusters

Supernova Remnant 0509-67.5

Supernova Remnant 0509-67.5

Horsehead Nebula (Infrared)

Horsehead Nebula (Infrared)

Heart of the Tarantula Nebula

Heart of the Tarantula Nebula

Westerlund 2

Westerlund 2