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We envision, define, and operate missions that offer cutting-edge research opportunities for the astronomical community.
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Last year, Hubble and Webb delivered top-tier science, and preparations for Roman’s launch and operations continued.
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A special Engineering and Technology Colloquium featuring Bertrand Mennesson (Roman Deputy Project Scientist and HWO Pre-Formulation Scientist at JPL) and Shouleh Nikzad (JPL...


Presentations featuring Christiana Erba, Ivanna Escala, Chamani Gunasekera, Daniel Maschmann, and Adam Smercina.


This JWebbinar — Exoplanet Time-Series Observations with MIRI: From Pixels to Transit/Eclipse Light Curves to Results — will begin with a brief overview of data processing...


The lowest-mass stars and substellar objects serve as a natural bridge between stars and planets, covering the peak of the initial mass function and representing the most common outcomes...

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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...


Historically, stars and the ISM in the nearby Universe have often been studied individually. However, this past decade of research has shown that the most exciting advances in each...

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