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Maximizing the scientific accessibility and impact of astronomical data
Maximizing the scientific accessibility & productivity of astronomical data.
The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes is an astronomical data archive focused on the optical, ultraviolet, and near-infrared. MAST hosts data from over a dozen missions like Webb, Hubble, TESS, Kepler, and in the future Roman.
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Search multiple collections of astronomical data-sets from one place—images, spectra, catalogs, timeseries, publication records and more
The MAST Search Form is our modernized multi-mission search tool. Currently supported missions include Hubble and JWST; check back as more missions are added
The Virtual Observatory (VO) seamlessly incorporates astronomical data from active missions, archives, and other institutional resources worldwide
Search by exoplanet to find data, parameters, visualizations, and MAST holdings from Kepler, K2, Hubble, TESS and JWST. Easily find the data taken during the transit, interact with folded light curves, and view or download published spectroscopy
Data search forms by individual missions
Run SQL queries on MAST catalogs and tables. Long and complex queries are supported, and users can store the output in a user database
Search for extragalactic observations and catalog data from MAST high-level science products (HLSP). Download results for further analysis or quickly view detailed information by individual galaxy—aggregated data, image cutouts, observed SEDs, and observations
Use this search form to find targets within a TESS FFI and generate corresponding cutouts
Curated Notebooks covering various topics and missions—from astroquery to JWST to Kepler. Whether you're new to MAST or a longtime user, this is the place to discover the latest programmatic tips and tricks from the people who built the Archive.
Notebook Repo
Learn to work in the cloud! TIKE is a free, cloud-compute environment that runs Jupyter Notebooks in your browser with JupyterLab. Hosted alongside MAST archival data, it is significantly faster to use TIKE than to download and analyze data on your computer. There’s terabytes of observations from TESS, Kepler, HST, GALEX, and more, at your fingertips; no installation required!
Open TIKE
Read documentation on many MAST services, including the Portal, the Modernized MAST Search, HLSPs and more.
View MAST Docs
Find publications that use MAST data
Create a digital object identifier (DOI) to provide easy access to specific data sets
A biweekly email update of STScI flagship and MAST mission publications
Guidance and resources to help you properly acknowledge MAST data and missions in your work