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The 254 selected programs are balanced across a wide range of science topics with a distribution that matches the submitted proposals.
This Webbinar will provide an update on the performance and calibration quality of NIRCam and MIRI.
The JWebbinars page has been reorganized by topic to make it easier to find previous sessions.
The report includes feedback, updates, and formal recommendations from the JSTUC meeting held in December 2025.
Our Webb Office Hours sessions provide you with the opportunity to speak with subject matter experts on a variety of JWST data-related topics.
Join us for the first Webbinar in 2026 focused on JWST science communication fundamentals, including strategies and resources.
The timeline for the Cycle 6 Call for Proposals has been released. The proposal deadline is September 30, 2026.
The availability of the Deep Space Network may impact JWST science operations, depending on when Artemis II launches.
The latest JSTUC meeting included presentations on JWST Mission updates, Cycle 5 results, Cycle 6 plans, policy changes for the Director's Discretionary programs, grants allocations, and various other updates.
Reminder: Please take the survey before it closes on December 12, 2025.
The redesigned JDox homepage features updated icons for easier navigation.
Review the technical reports published by the JWST Science and Operations Center teams in 2025.
Build 12.1 includes improvements to all four JWST instruments.
STScI received a total of 2,935 proposals requesting almost 101,751 hours of observing time for General Observer, Survey, Pure Parallel, Archival Research, Target of Opportunity, and Joint programs, with an oversubscription rate of 13:1.
The latest reference files deliver significant improvements on the point and uniform source flux calibrations.
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