New View Reveals a Strange and Dynamic Ice World When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus…
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.
Discovery helps answer question: How small can you go when forming stars? Brown dwarfs are…
Mysterious Features Hide in Near-Infrared Light Objects in space reveal different aspects of their composition…
Astronomers find a range of molecules that are among the building blocks for rocky planets.…
Hubble Telescope confirms the size of Earth-like exoplanet LTT 1445Ac, offering new insights into its…
The play of darkness and light in our galaxy’s crowded core is put on display…
The contrast between the James Webb Space Telescope’s observations and those of the Spitzer Space…
Drifting Pebbles Deliver Water to the Inner Regions of Planet-Forming Disks How are planets born?…
The result: A vivid landscape of galaxies along with more than a dozen newfound, time-varying…
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a vivid image of the globular star cluster Terzan…
Exquisite, Never-Before-Seen Details Help Unravel the Supernova Remnant’s Puzzling History Although the Crab Nebula is…
Webb’s Study of the Second-Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Seen Reveals Tellurium Under what conditions many…
Narrow Jet Stream Near Jupiter’s Equator Has Winds Traveling 320 Miles per Hour Jupiter has…
Flakes of Silica “Snow” Fill the Skies of Puffy, Searing-Hot Exoplanet WASP-17 B Catching a…
Filaments of Dust and Gas Festoon This Star-Forming Region in a New Infrared Image From…
20,000-Year-Old Explosion Continues Expanding Into Space The abrupt, explosive death of a massive star, called…
Extraordinarily Bright Bursts of Light Found Between Galaxies A clear starry night is deceptively tranquil…
Carbon Suggests a Favorable Environment for Life in Subsurface Ocean For as long as humans…