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Our Mission

  • We Are Multi-Mission

    We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives.

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  • We Further Scientific Research

    We envision, define, and operate missions that offer cutting-edge research opportunities for the astronomical community.

    Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)

  • We Inspire Through Outreach

    We share scientific knowledge of the universe in ways that inspire, excite, challenge, and educate.

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Institute Announcements

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  • Introducing “Hands-on Hubble”

    Learn about new video tutorials that introduce the fundamentals of using WFC3 data and explore practical data analysis tools for your research.
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  • The Roman Research Nexus is Live

    The Nexus is a cloud-based computing environment enabling efficient access, exploration, and analysis of Roman data. Access simulated data and tutorials now.
    Illustration shows a person with a darker complexion standing at the center from the chest up. She is in front of a podium and motioning, with raised arms. She’s wearing a long-sleeved top with a high neckline. To the left and right are representations of six semi-transparent screens in a range of sizes. They show stars, galaxies, and graphed data. The background is dark, but has a clear patterning of vertical lines made up of 0s and 1s.

Press Releases

Events

  • Webb Office Hours

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    26 Mar 2026

    The JWST User Community is invited to call into Webb Office Hours to ask questions and directly interact with a team of STScI JWST experts via WebEx. We welcome questions about the...

  • Stirring the Pot: How a Galaxy Quenches Star Formation Without Removing its Fuel

    1 Apr 2026

    Modern day galaxies populate a bimodal distribution, in both morphology and color space. Their morphological and color properties are also inter-related, with lenticular and elliptical...

  • Results from the Dark Energy Survey and Looking Ahead

    8 Apr 2026

    There is a vast amount of information stored in the large-scale structure of the universe. Over the past 10 years, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) has been using ever larger maps of the...

About the Institute

STScI's Astronomical Imagery Slideshow

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

NGC 3627

NGC 3627

Bug Nebula

A dying star shrouded by a blanket of hailstones forms the Bug Nebula (NGC 6302).

Small Magellanic Cloud

Small Magellanic Cloud

Stephan's Quintet

Stephan's Quintet

Faint glow within galaxy clusters

Faint glow within galaxy clusters

Supernova Remnant 0509-67.5

Supernova Remnant 0509-67.5

Horsehead Nebula (Infrared)

Horsehead Nebula (Infrared)

Heart of the Tarantula Nebula

Heart of the Tarantula Nebula

Westerlund 2

Westerlund 2