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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.
Recent News
Institute Announcements
Current
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Roman's Cycle 1 Call for Proposals is Now Open
Propose by March 17, 2026 for support of scientific investigations of Wide Field Instrument data, new General Astrophysics Survey observations, and more.
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Explore Recently Revamped HST Notebooks
Expect improved performance and ease of use when analyzing HST data with newly revised Jupyter Notebook tutorials.
Press Releases
Events
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Fundamental Properties and Atmospheric Chemistry of Cool Brown Dwarfs with JWST
While great progress has been made over the last 20 years in determining the fundamental properties of brown dwarfs, the coolest brown dwarfs with Teff < 500 K have proven difficult...
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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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Planets, Asteroids, and Interstellar Interlopers, OH MY! Revealing the Solar System with JWST
Speaker: Dr. Stefanie Milam (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) The James Webb Space Telescope may have been designed to detect the first stars and galaxies of our Universe,...
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JWST at the 247th American Astronomical Society Meeting
The 247th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include sessions focused on groundbreaking science with JWST, as well as a report from STScI as we get ready to wrap...
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Roman at the 247th American Astronomical Society Meeting
The 247th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will feature a variety of events focused on science with Roman, such as town halls, splinter sessions, and iposter presentations....
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Habitable Worlds Observatory at the 247th American Astronomical Society Meeting
The 247th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include a variety of events focused on the Habitable Worlds Observatory. NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory Special...
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
