The STScI Newsletter provides articles of interest to the general astronomical community; presents updates on the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes, and other initiatives; and announces relevant meetings and workshops.
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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.
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.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently elected Dr. Carol Christian, Hubble Space Telescope Outreach Project Scientist at STScI, an AAAS Fellow. This is a lifetime honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers for their efforts to advance science or its applications.
STScI completed the proposal review and telescope allocation process for JWST Cycle 4 GO/AR, scheduled to begin July 1, 2025. Cycle 4 will encompass approximately 8,500 hours of prime observations, during which JWST will continue to push the frontier of our knowledge further into the unknown.
The Space Telescope Science Institute's 2024 Annual Report is now live! This publication not only reflects the work and milestones of our staff but also demonstrates how our 850-plus community members contribute their talents and expertise to help STScI serve both astronomers and the public.
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.
Recollect, STScI’s new digital collections portal, features thousands of digital materials that capture key administrative, scientific, and technical information. Previously internal-only resources, now many of STScI’s non-confidential assets will be available to the public for the first time. Recollect will launch on April 24, 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35th birthday.
STScI congratulates our own Rick White, who was recently named an American Astronomical Society (AAS) 2025 Fellow! This recognition is bestowed on less than 0.5% of AAS’s membership each year. Fellows are selected for original research and publications, innovative contributions to astronomical techniques or instrumentation, significant contributions to education and public outreach, and noteworthy service.
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.
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.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on track to launch in 2026. In addition to Roman’s proposal submission system and policies, and traditional proposal tools, all potential Roman data users should become familiar with the resources and data products that will be available to them. Familiarity with Roman data, data access, and analysis tools will prepare users to maximize the science from Roman.
The STScI help desk provides a service to anyone in the community who has a question, request, or feedback about any of the operations or policies at STScI. This article discusses why you might not have gotten a response to your ticket, as well as tips for what information to include in your ticket. Learn what to expect when you submit a ticket and see useful links and answers to commonly asked questions.
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.
The JWST Cycle 4 Call for Proposals (CfP), to be issued August 1, contains several changes that will directly impact how JWST proposers write and submit their General Observer (GO) and Archival (AR) proposals. The changes aim to improve the proposal review process by addressing key challenges noted by the JWST Users Committee (JSTUC). This supplementary guide explains at a high level the motivation for and implementation of the changes.
The Hubble Space Telescope Users Committee (STUC) met in person on June 26 and 27. Much of the discussion was devoted to the recent Hubble Operations Paradigm Change Review (OPCR) – NASA’s review of potential cuts to the Hubble budget for Fiscal Year 2025. STScI presented to the STUC some details of proposals to meet the constraints and the impact on operations, grant funding, and staffing.
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