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. Celebrating NASA’s 40-Year Legacy of Infrared Astronomy from Space

    December 5, 2023 Lectures

    Speakers: Robert Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) Since July 2022, the world has been amazed by the incredible fidelity of the Webb Space Telescope's infrared view of the universe. Yet 2023 also marks anniversaries...

  2. On Galaxies Circumgalactic Media and Outflows

    December 6, 2023 Colloquia

    The gas reservoir around galaxies plays a fundamental, while still poorly understood, role in regulating the growth of galaxies, in establishing the scaling relation we observe among galaxies' physical...

  3. Planetary Systems Through Time

    December 13, 2023 Colloquia

    Planets are not born in their final state. Young planets are sculpted by interactions with their host star, other planets in the system, and their greater environment. Large populations of mature (>1...

  4. HST at the 243rd American Astronomical Society Meeting

    January 7 through 11, 2024 Science Meetings

    The 243rd American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include a variety of events focused on science with HST.

  5. Habitable Worlds Observatory at the 243rd American Astronomical Society Meeting

    January 7 through 11, 2024 Science Meetings

    The 243rd American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include a variety of events focused on the Habitable Worlds Observatory.

  6. JWST at the 243rd American Astronomical Society Meeting

    January 7 through 11, 2024 Science Meetings

    The 243rd American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include a variety of events focused on science with JWST as we prepare for Cycle 3. JWST Town Hall Wednesday, January 10, 2024 6:00 - 7:30...

  7. Roman at the 243rd American Astronomical Society Meeting

    January 7 through 11, 2024 Science Meetings

    The 243rd American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include a variety of events focused on science with Roman.

  8. Failed Stars and Errant Planets

    January 9, 2024 Lectures

    Speaker: Elena Manjavacas (Space Telescope Science Institute)

  9. How Earth’s Early Oceans and Atmosphere Help Guide the Search for Life Beyond Our Solar System

    February 2, 2024 Lectures

    Life and life-sustaining environments, including oceans, have existed on a dynamic Earth for more than four billion years despite the multitude of challenges that come with stellar, solar system, and planetary...

  10. Habitability and Biosignature Preservation in Magnesium Sulfate Brines: Lessons from the “Spotted” Lakes

    February 23, 2024 Lectures

    Observations of Mars have revealed the widespread presence of paleo-evaporitic deposits, in the form of magnesium sulfate salts. MgSO4 salts have been known to preserve evidence of life on geological...

  11. ULLYSES: Continuing the Voyage of Discovery

    March 11 through 14, 2024 Workshops

    The observational phase of the HST Ultraviolet Legacy Library of Young Stars as Essential Standards (ULLYSES) program initiated by the STScl Director in 2019 was completed in 2023. ULLYSES provides a legacy...

  12. The Origin of Biomolecules and Information Polymers on Terrestrial Planets

    April 5, 2024 Lectures

    The origin of life on Earth is one of the fundamental questions of science.  A critical issue is how and when biomolecules, such as building blocks of RNA and proteins, appeared after Earth formed....

  13. Recipes to Regulate Star Formation at All Scales: From the Nearby Universe to the First Galaxies

    April 15 through 19, 2024 Symposia

    Star formation is a fundamental process defining galaxies, impacting virtually every facet of astronomy. However, precise mechanisms governing star formation activity, including but not limited to stellar...

  14. Science with the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes VII: Stars, Gas & Dust in the Universe

    April 29 through May 2, 2024 Conferences

    We are delighted to announce the latest in a series of ESA-sponsored conferences, in collaboration with STScI, which highlight the scientific impact of the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. After...

  15. Stellar Astrometry in Search of Dark Matter

    May 7, 2024 Lectures

    Speaker: Eduardo Vitral (Space Telescope Science Institute)