Introduction
Our Mission
We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives.
We envision, define, and operate missions that offer cutting-edge research opportunities for the astronomical community.
We share scientific knowledge of the universe in ways that inspire, excite, challenge, and educate.
Recent News
Institute Announcements
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NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) Applications Are Open
NHFP Fellowships support promising postdoctoral scientists pursuing independent research contributing to NASA Astrophysics. Applications close October 30, 2024.
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Giacconi, Lasker, and Exoplanet Science Fellowship Applications Are Open
We are seeking to hire three Prize Fellows this year. Applications will close on Thursday October 24, 2024.
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What Are Hubble and Webb Looking at Now?
Check out the revamped Space Telescope Live to find out what Hubble and Webb are currently observing.
Press Releases
Events
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High Performance Infrared Detectors: The Infrared Focal Plane Arrays in NASA’s Flagship Astrophysics Missions
Infrared astronomy is dependent on hybrid CMOS infrared focal plane arrays (FPAs). The most advanced FPAs are those that use HgCdTe as the detector material. This talk will...
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JWebbinar 36 - What’s New in JWST Cycle 4
This JWebbinar will cover updates in Cycle 4 to JWST proposal preparation tools and policies of which JWST proposers should be aware. We will discuss updates to the Astronomer’s...
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The Thirty Meter Telescope: Progress and Prospects
The Thirty Meter Telescope is a top-ranked priority of the Astro 2020 Decadal Survey because its combination of very large aperture and adaptive optics opens up vast areas for unique...
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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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JWebbinar 37 - Planning Solar System Observations with JWST
JWST is capable of observing the majority of solar system objects found beyond the Earth's orbit, such as asteroids, giant planets and their satellites, comets, and trans-Neptunian...
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White Dwarf Supernovae
Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) play a starring role in our view of the Universe. Observations of SN Ia led to two cosmological surprises: the discovery of the accelerating Universe...
About the Institute
STScI's Astronomical Imagery Slideshow
