NGC 6397 contains a hidden swarm of smaller black holes rather than one large one,…
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.
A Roman Ultra Deep Field Would Collect Millions of Galaxies, Including Some of the Rarest…
Deep-Sky Survey Seeks To Answer Some of Astronomy’s Most Pressing Questions When our universe was…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Is Helping Astronomers Investigate the Universe’s “Dust Budget Crisis” Dust…
This six-minute visual exploration of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field showcases the characteristics and contents…
New Measurements of the Sky’s Blackness Show Galaxies Only Number in the Hundreds of Billions…
Images Spanning 20 Years Reveal Disappearing Nebula Great things take time. This is true when…
Hubble Launches Large Ultraviolet-Light Survey of Nearby Stars Hundreds of stars in the Milky Way…
These icy bodies are the leftovers from planet formation. In the distant reaches of the…
Sorry Charlie Brown, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is taking a peek at what might best…
Webb observations will seek dusty galaxies from the first billion years of the universe. The…
The NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has tracked the fading light of a supernova in the…
When a star unleashes as much energy in a matter of days as our Sun…
When galaxies collide, it’s as if all the players in a symphony have begun a…
Turbulent Storms Rage Across The Giant Planet More massive than all the other planets combined,…
NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of comet NEOWISE, taken on August 8, zero in on…
Supermassive black holes, which likely reside at the centers of virtually all galaxies, are unimaginably…
Jupiter, named for the king of the ancient Roman gods, commands its own mini-version of…