Registration for "Surveying the Universe in 4D: Beating Cosmic Variance with Wide-Field Slitless Spectroscopy from HST, JWST, Euclid, Roman, and Beyond" conference at the Space Telescope Science Institute opens Monday, June 1. The deadline to submit an abstract is also June 1: https://lnkd.in/eGARrt7F
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We are the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives. Established in 1981, we have helped guide the most famous observatory in history, the Hubble Space Telescope. Since its launch in 1990, we have performed the science operations for Hubble. We also lead the science and mission operations for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched on December 25, 2021. We will perform parts of the science operations for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, in formulation for launch in late 2026, and we are partners on several other NASA missions. Our staff conducts world-class scientific research; our Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) curates and disseminates data from over 20 astronomical missions; and we bring science to the world through internationally recognized news, education, and public outreach programs. We value our diverse workforce and civility in the workplace, and seek to be an example for others to follow. OUR STRATEGIC GOALS • Excel in the science operations of NASA's current and future astrophysics flagship missions. • Advance state-of-the-art astronomical research, archives, and tools for scientific discovery. • Make the world's astronomical information accessible to all.
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Looks like the giant space cat has stepped in something. 🐾 This image of the Cat’s Paw Nebula includes infrared light from the James Webb Space Telescope and X-rays from the Chandra X-ray Observatory (in pinkish purple). A mottled patch of pink at the center reveals young, million-year-old stars tucked behind thick, overlapping rings of dark orange cosmic dust. Webb’s view reveals a chaotic scene still in development: Massive young stars are carving away at nearby gas and dust, while their bright starlight is producing a bright nebulous glow represented in blue. Credit: X-ray: NASA/SAO/CXC; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Major.
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Scientists measured the speed of gas orbiting a supermassive black hole that existed more than 13 billion years ago using the James Webb Space Telescope. Those measurements were then translated into sound. Learn more about how Webb was used to make the first direct mass measurement of a black hole in the early universe, and how that measurement is changing our understanding of the origins of supermassive black holes: https://lnkd.in/eBkrK_iA
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Researchers have directly measured the mass of a black hole in a tiny galaxy that existed just 700 million years after the big bang using the James Webb Space Telescope. The 50-million-solar-mass black hole seems to predate its host galaxy, possibly forming within the first second after the big bang: https://lnkd.in/eBkrK_iA #NASAWebb #JWST #BlackHole #astronomy
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When a star runs out of fuel, there are several possibilities for its “afterlife.” In the case of the star named M31-2014-DS1, astronomers have strong evidence that it has collapsed in on itself to form a black hole. Catch up on more space news you may have missed with the News from The Universe series on ViewSpace: https://lnkd.in/eW2X8vaA #STScI #ViewSpace #SpaceNews #NewsFromTheUniverse
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There is a massive black hole in the center of almost every galaxy. How did it get there, and importantly, how does it grow? TODAY at 7 p.m. ET, we'll discuss what new James Webb Space Telescope data is driving the biggest tensions in our understanding of the black hole phenomenon: https://lnkd.in/ePphy2CK #DeepSpaceDialogues #BlackHole #NASAWebb #JWST
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When galaxies collide, the result can be unexpectedly calm. NGC 3256, seen by the James Webb Space Telescope, is the aftermath of a collision that occurred around 500 million years ago. As the space between stars within galaxies is vast, much of the collision actually takes place between clouds of dust and gas. Those collisions compress those clouds and create the perfect conditions for new stars to form. Many of the stars pass each other and scatter about after the collision, appearing here as a smoky haze around the galaxy, which is in the midst of transformation. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, L. Armus, A. Evans. #NASAWebb #JWST #astronomy
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How did the universe go from hydrogen and helium to … everything?? That’s the big question astronomers are diving into during our annual spring symposium at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. We’re interviewing astronomers about the new questions raised by the James Webb Space Telescope, how its data is becoming combined with those from other telescopes to answer them, and other hot topics. Credit: E. Wheatley/STScI. #STScI #astronomy #SpringSymposium
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