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JWST Observer Events at the 50th Meeting of the Division...

August 17, 2018

The 50th DPS meeting in Knoxville, TN will include a variety of events designed to update and prepare the astronomical community for JWST science.

How To Discover the Optimal Fields of View for Slitless...

August 1, 2018

Find out how to plan your NIRCam slitless observations so your most important spectra do not fall outside of the detector.

JWST Cycle 1 Proposal Survey Follow-up

July 24, 2018

Find out what JWST users had to say about the proposal process.

SOFIA Cycle 7: An Opportunity to Prepare for JWST Science

July 13, 2018

SOFIA welcomes proposals that will help prepare for and enhance early science with JWST in their Cycle 7 period.

Updates to the JWST Cycle 1 Proposal Timeline

June 27, 2018

The JWST Cycle 1 proposal timeline has been updated following the revised JWST launch schedule.

What NIRISS Aperture Masking Interferometry Can Do...

May 29, 2018

The Aperture Masking Interferometry (AMI) mode of JWST’s Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) offers a unique capability of high-resolution, moderate contract imaging at small separations.

Pandeia ETC Engine Tutorial Is Now Available

May 22, 2018

A tutorial for using the Pandeia python package to run JWST exposure time calculations offline is now available.

JWST Focus Meeting at 2018 IAU General Assembly

May 17, 2018

The JWST focus meeting will highlight the science that will be enabled by JWST early in its life cycle.

STScI Requests Feedback on JWST Proposal Process

April 16, 2018

Take our online survey to let us know how we can improve the JWST proposal process.

March 26th Social Media Q&A Session on Twitter

April 2, 2018

Here are the questions and answers from the last JWST Cycle 1 Q&A session on March 26, 2018.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be the most powerful telescope ever launched into space.