Researchers will take stock of the dust in the debris disk surrounding the nearby star…
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.
These two peculiar galaxies are part of a program to survey oddball galaxies scattered across…
Looking Back in Time, Webb Will See Quasars As They Appeared Billions of Years Ago…
Precise Distance to Galaxy Bolsters Missing Dark Matter Claim What if oceanographers found the “tip”…
NASA is working to resolve an issue with the payload computer on the Hubble Space…
The magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 2276 looks a bit lopsided in this Hubble Space Telescope…
The Nearby Orion Bar Is a Typical Example of a Region Influenced by Young, Massive…
Hubble Tracks Down Fast Radio Bursts to Galaxies’ Spiral Arms They come from anywhere in…
NASA’s Webb to Study Young Exoplanets on the Edge Webb will probe the outer realm…
Exoplanet PDS 70b Is Gobbling Up Gas and Dust As It Continues To Build Mass…
Petulant Star Ejects Spectacular Bubble of Glowing Gases The mighty blue giant AG Carinae is…
Seeing Dual Quasars Is Like Finding a Needle in a Haystack Inhabitants of our Milky…
Researchers using NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope will map and model the core of…
Study Finds That Cavities Sculpted by Stellar Outflows Did Not Expand Over Time Stars aren’t…
The Earth-sized exoplanet may have lost its original atmosphere but gained a second one through…
The Red Hypergiant VY Canis Majoris Is Enshrouded in Huge Clouds of Dust Stars come…
Comet Comes in from the Cold and Finds an Off-Ramp on Its Sunward Journey Long…
Early observations of stars in the local universe will pave the way for years of…