Join upcoming workshops, symposia, and other astronomy community events, including Atmospheric Escape and Replenishment in Planetary Systems and JWST Summer School, organized by the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Links and recordings to recent events are included.
Read about STScI's AI policy and learn about the launch of an internal AI Community of Practice, which will meet biweekly and include structured presentations, unstructured discussions, and opportunities to test the capabilities and limitations of AI tools.
Learn how STScI staff supported Hubble, Webb, Roman, and MAST to enable research in the first half of 2025. Also find opportunities to collaborate or request support, and learn more about how we cover scientific discoveries.
STScI recently completed the proposal review and telescope allocation process for Hubble Cycle 33. As always, we were impressed by the extremely high quality of the proposals, the compelling science, and the dedication, commitment, and integrity of all those involved. Here, we summarize the review process and the results from the Hubble Cycle 33 proposal review and discuss upcoming changes for Cycle 34 and beyond.
Preview a few notable Hubble Cycle 33 Large Programs and review a list of Medium Programs to learn about the exciting new science that will be enabled by these observations.
Hubble’s Space Telescope Users Committee (STUC) met in person in June 2025. Topics included mission status, updates on the budget for NASA Astrophysics missions, and community advocacy. Of special note was the telescope’s reliability and scientific productivity. The STUC will deliver a full report with recommendations based on the information presented.
Learn about planning and scheduling observations for Hubble and Webb science programs, a highly complicated, time-intensive process that requires continuous adjustments and rescheduling. Also learn how to prepare observations that are easier to schedule or have faster turnarounds.
Nine targets have been officially selected for the Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Time (DDT) program, and the scheduling is underway. Learn why Webb and Hubble are observing terrestrial planets that orbit M-dwarf stars and what these DDT observations mean for long-term exoplanet research.
Join upcoming workshops, symposia, and other astronomy community events, including Inter+Stellar, Cosmic Cartography with Roman, and Towards the Habitable Worlds Observatory, organized by the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Links and recordings to recent events are also included.
Hubble’s Space Telescope Users Committee (STUC) met in person in December 2024. Topics included mission status, new opportunities for Cycle 33, and updates on the budget process for Hubble. Of special note was the telescope’s extraordinary scientific productivity. The STUC will deliver a full report with recommendations based on the information presented.
Members of STScI will participate in the 245th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) January 12–16 at National Harbor, Maryland. Throughout the week, STScI will be involved in a wide variety of workshops, science and technical presentations, press releases, press conferences, an exhibit booth, and talks at the NASA Hyperwall.
STScI will participate in the 246th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Anchorage, Alaska, June 8–12. Throughout the week, members of STScI will be involved in a wide variety of science and technical presentations, press releases, press conferences, and an STScI Town Hall.
The NASA Hubble Fellowship Program recently named 24 new fellows to its 2025 class. The NHFP fosters excellence and leadership in astrophysics by supporting exceptionally promising and innovative early-career astrophysicists. STScI administers the program on behalf of NASA, in collaboration with two other institutions.
With the newly revamped Space Telescope Live, you can use your desktop or mobile device to find out what the Hubble and Webb space telescopes are observing now, 24 hours into the future, or at any date and time in the past. Find out where the targets are on the sky, what instruments are being used to gather the data, and what questions researchers hope to answer.
STScI recently conducted the Hubble Space Telescope proposal review and telescope allocation process for Cycle 32. The extremely high quality of the proposals and compelling science was impressive, as was the dedication, commitment and integrity of all those involved. This article summarizes the review process and the results from the Hubble Cycle 32 proposal review, and discusses upcoming changes for Cycle 33 and beyond.
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