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 at the 242nd American Astronomical Society Meeting

  

  4-8 Jun 2023

  The 242nd American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting will include updates as the astronomical community prepares for the second year of science with JWST.

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• The First Year of JWST Science Conference

  

  11-14 Sep 2023

  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was launched successfully on December 25, 2021 and formally began science operations on July 12, 2022. STScI — the science and...

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