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We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives.
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We envision, define, and operate missions that offer cutting-edge research opportunities for the astronomical community.
Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)

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Many of the astrophysical processes that shape galaxies — stellar evolution, star formation, feedback into the ISM — are fundamentally small-scale. At the typical kiloparsec-scale...

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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...


The JWST Users Committee (JSTUC) will hold their second Community Forum to continue discussions with the JWST user community. The JSTUC’s primary goal is to advise STScI and the...


Presentations featuring Vital Fernandez, Benjamin Gibson, Doyeon Avery Kim, and John Soltis.


The 2025 ESA Distinguished Lecture will feature Professor Leigh Fletcher, who is a Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Leicester, specialising in the exploration...


The competition between atmospheric mass-loss through escape versus replenishment by outgassing determines the formation, evolution, and ultimate fate of planetary atmospheres inside...

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Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during rendezvous with STS-125 Shuttle Atlantis
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