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Hubble Science in the 2030s — and Where to Join Us at AAS

Read the latest STScI newsletter articles about upcoming Hubble science, AAS, the STUC, and the Hubble-Webb conference in Vienna.

NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’

June 10, 2026
STScI Scientists Surprised to Find Brightness ‘Gap’ in Ancient Star Cluster

June 03, 2026

$This astronomical image is speckled with thousands of stars against the black background of space. Most stars are visible only as white pinpoints. The great majority of stars are crowding the image’s center, which appears as an irregular round shape. Most stars in the center of this cluster are whiter, and those along periphery edges yellower. The stars across the entire image range in color from blue to white to yellowish red. A few of the stars appear a bit larger and brighter than the rest, with six diffraction spikes.$
NASA’s Webb Reveals Black Hole That Formed Before Its Galaxy

May 27, 2026

JWST at the 248th American Astronomical Society Meeting

14-18 Jun 2026

The 248th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include a variety of events focused on science with JWST as we wrap up Cycle 4, prepare for Cycle 5 observations, and...
2026 HotSci at JHU/STScI

17 Jun 2026

HotSci at JHU/STScI featuring Logan Jones (STScI) on Pinwheeling PAHs: A JWST Tour of M101 and its Interstellar Medium, Andrew Fox (STScI) on Dark Matter Minihalos and...
2026 HotSci at JHU/STScI

24 Jun 2026

HotSci at JHU/STScI featuring Elena Manjavacas (ESA for STScI) on Stable Rotational Modulation Across Seven Years Baseline for the Planetary-mass Companion Ross 458C, David Coulter...