Astronomers have detailed the creation and impact of the Local Bubble on nearby star formation,…
Browsing: Space Telescope Science Institute
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is a world-renowned astronomical research center based in Baltimore, Maryland, responsible for the scientific operations of some of NASA’s most significant space telescopes, including the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). STScI plays a central role in mission planning, data analysis, and the archiving and distribution of astronomical data to scientists around the globe. Its work enables groundbreaking discoveries about the universe—from the formation of galaxies and stars to the atmospheres of distant exoplanets. This page features the latest research, imagery, and insights coming from STScI’s pivotal contributions to space science.
New research shows a section of the outer Milky Way is more clumpy, less well-organized…
Hubble Finds a Smoldering Remnant in a Blast From the Past In some science fiction…
Researchers will examine three active supermassive black holes – known as quasars – their host…
Stunning Yearly Observations Reveal Changes to Gas Giants’ Atmospheres In Greek mythology, a race of…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Primed to Lift the Haze Surrounding Sub-Neptunes Detailed atmospheric studies…
Creepy Look At A Star Weaving A Dust Web Sometimes, the sudden demise of stars…
Webb will tackle the challenge of the supermassive black hole’s puzzling flares, which have proved…
Ice Sublimating Off the Surface Replenishes a Tenuous Envelope You would think that living half…
Galaxy Cluster’s Gravity Produces Mirror Images of Distant Galaxy Behind It Gazing into the universe…
Researchers will observe more than a dozen protoplanetary systems to gather data about their inner…
The Winds at the Outer Edge Are ‘Winning the Race’ in This Enormous Storm System…
Hubble Finds Early, Massive Galaxies Running on Empty “Live fast, die young” could be the…
Giant Galaxy Cluster Magnifies the Light from a Distant Supernova and Splits It into Multiple…
Comet Atlas May Have Been a Blast From the Past When our very early ancestors…
This ambitious program will study half a million galaxies in a field the size of…
The Space Telescope Science Institute Will Host Roman’s Science Operations Center and Data Archive. NASA’s…
Oxygen Found on the Frozen World Is Linked to Sublimating Surface Ice Though larger than…