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We recently completed the proposal review and time allocation process for Hubble Cycle 31. Once again, we were impressed by the extremely high quality of the proposals, the compelling science, and the dedication, commitment, and integrity of all those involved in the process.
The primary aim of Multi-Cycle Treasury Programs is to provide an opportunity for the community to address high impact scientific questions that require observations on a scale that cannot be accommodated within the standard time allocation process. Unlike previously, we do not plan to issue a separate call for MCTs, adding yet another deadline for the community. Rather, we will include MCTs as an option in the Cycle 32 Call for Proposals.
The Hubble Space Telescope Users Committee (STUC) represents the views and interests of the Hubble Users community. The committee recently met with members of the Hubble Team from STScI and NASA. This article highlights the meeting’s presentations to the STUC.
STScI recently completed the proposal review and time allocation process for JWST Cycle 2. A record-breaking 1,601 proposals were received!
Members of STScI will participate in the 242st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the Albuquerque Convention Center June 4 – 8.
The planning and preparation to enable and maximize the rich scientific return of Roman’s observing program have already begun. A number of diverse opportunities are available to the community to engage with the Roman Mission, both before launch and during operations.
Roman’s Core Community Surveys will be defined by the community, for the community. The first stage in this process, submission of science pitches, compiled 113 science investigations that could be enabled by the surveys, from scientists at all stages of their careers.
The Hubble Space Telescope Users Committee is a group of 12 scientists who represent the interests of Hubble users community. The STUC meets twice a year, most recently in October 2022.
The Space Telescope Science Institute has released “stenv” to supersede Astroconda for its software distribution. Support for Astroconda will end on February 1, 2023.
STScI will participate in the 241st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, January 8 – 12. There will be technical presentations in instrument sessions, a wide variety of science presentations, workshops, splinter sessions, town halls, press releases, press conferences, NASA Hyperwall talks, and an exhibit booth.
The Hubble Space Telescope Users Committee is a group of 12 scientists who represent the interests of the Hubble user community. The STUC meets twice a year, and most recently met in May 2022.
The commissioning of the NASA, ESA, CSA JWST continued to progress according to the mission plan.
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to perform its science program despite a few glitches over the past months. April 24 was Hubble's 32nd birthday! Testimony is seen in the beautiful anniversary image.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's SOC at the STScI is responsible for many of the data processing steps for the WFI, providing a data-analysis platform for astronomers to explore the data and carry out basic data analysis, maintaining the mission data archive (for the WFI and coronagraph instruments) and serving all the mission data through MAST.
The decadal survey for the 2020s was released to great fanfare in November 2021. "Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s" laid out an ambitious program of missions, facilities, and community initiatives to address the key scientific challenges for the next decade.
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