JWST for Scientists

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA's next flagship infrared observatory, developed in partnership with ESA and CSA, successfully launched on December 25, 2021. After deploying in space and alignment and calibration of the mirrors and instruments, JWST began science operations in July 2022.

Accessible to the worldwide scientific community, JWST offers scientists the opportunity to observe galaxy evolution, the formation of stars and planets, exoplanetary systems, and our own solar system, in ways never before possible. This website offers scientists information on proposing for time on JWST as well as the capabilities of the observatory's instruments and modes, data analysis tools and software, and news and events.

JWST Observer News

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JWST Press Releases

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Resources

JWST Events

  • Webb Office Hours

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    13 Feb 2025

    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...

  • JWebbinar 38 - Photometry with JWST: An Introduction to Photutils and Imviz

    JWebbinar 38 - Photometry with JWST: An Introduction to Photutils and Imviz
    26 Feb 2025

    This JWebbinar will focus on performing photometry on JWST NIRCam images using the Photutils package. Photutils is a Python library that provides commonly-used tools and key functionality...

  • Webb Office Hours

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    27 Feb 2025

    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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The NASA James Webb Space Telescope, developed in partnership with ESA and CSA, is operated by AURA’s Space Telescope Science Institute.