Events Overview

STScI hosts colloquia, conferences, lectures, meetings, symposia, and workshops that cover a broad array of topics of interest to the astronomical community as well as the general public. From this page, you can find current, upcoming, and past events of interest.

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  1. New Views of Cool Atmosphere Physics and Chemistry from JWST

    December 11, 2024 Colloquia

    Giant planets and brown dwarfs are astrophysical objects with different formation locations – planets in disks and brown dwarfs (we think) in giant molecular clouds. These different objects transition...

  2. Webb Office Hours

    December 12, 2024 Community Events

    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 JWST Pipeline, calibration,...

  3. Pushing the Boundaries: The Role of Multi-Technique Approaches in Exoplanet Discovery and Characterization

    December 12, 2024 Colloquia

    Almost three decades of exoplanet discoveries have revealed a vast array of unexpected orbital properties and masses, challenging classical planet formation theories. However, a significant portion of...

  4. JWST at the 245th American Astronomical Society Meeting

    January 12 through 16, 2025 Science Meetings

    The 245th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include a variety of events focused on science with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as we prepare for Cycle 4. The JWST Calibration...

  5. Roman at the 245th American Astronomical Society Meeting

    January 12 through 16, 2025 Science Meetings

    The 245th 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. Staff will be available...

  6. Habitable Worlds Observatory at the 245th American Astronomical Society Meeting

    January 12 through 16, 2025 Science Meetings

    The 245th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include a variety of events focused on the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Habitable Worlds Observatory at the NASA Booth January 12-16 During...

  7. What Biogeochemical Information Is Preserved in the Lipids of Extreme Archaea?

    February 7, 2025 Lectures

    All life as we know it builds cell membranes that serve as an essential barrier from the external environment and facilitate the flow of matter and energy. The lipid membrane composition and its isotope...

  8. The Perils and Promise of Observations to Characterize Small Exoplanets

    March 7, 2025 Lectures

    Abstract is forthcoming. Speaker: Johanna Teske (Carnegie Earth and Planets Lab)

  9. Transients From Space

    March 11 through 13, 2025 Workshops

    Transient science is entering an exciting new era of discovery. The 2020 Decadal Survey named Time Domain Astronomy (TDA) as a top priority and NASA’s Physics of the Cosmos (PhysCOS) Program is...

  10. Planets, Life, and the Universe Lecture

    April 4, 2025 Lectures

    Abstract is forthcoming. Speaker: Peter Girguis (Harvard University)

  11. Inter+Stellar: Harnessing the Intersection Between Stars and the Interstellar Medium

    May 12 through 16, 2025 Symposia

    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 field are powered by...