NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
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Follow @JWSTObserver
#JWST ETC 1.2 released for GO Cycle 1 proposals!! Includes normalization of extended sources in surface brightness… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Use the #JWST Program Information Tool to get the APT files and other details on approved GTO and ERS observing pro… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Today is your last chance to register for the #JWST Proposal Planning Workshop on Jan. 7 at the 231st AAS. Register… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Register by Dec. 18 for the #JWST Proposal Planning Workshop taking place on Jan. 7 as part of JWST events at the 2… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Thinking about your #JWST Cycle 1 Proposals? We’ve added some new resources – including Science Use Cases and Help… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Use the #JWST Backgrounds Tool to inspect the background model and calculate background levels as a function of tim… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
The Cycle 1 call for proposals for #JWST general observer time has been released. Up to 6,000 hours will be availab… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
#JWST’s MIRI offers 2 for the price of 1! The MIRI imager and Medium-Resolution Spectrometer (MRS) can be operated… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
More efficient dither patterns for NIRCam imaging modes for #JWST are now available. For more information:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Want to be part of the “Early Science with #JWST” symposium at the EWASS 2018 science meeting in April 2018? Submit… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
As a result of the new JWST launch date, the submission deadline for Cycle 1 GO proposals has changed from March 2… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
The selections for the #JWST DD-ERS programs have been made. The 13 programs include 253 investigators from 18 coun… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
231st AAS meeting registration is extended to Nov 9. Register now to learn more about #JWST. aas.org/meetings/aas23…
Don’t miss the next #JWST Proposal Planning Workshop at Caltech on December 11-14. Register by November 15:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Grab some popcorn & check out the #JWST Observer YouTube channel. Subscribe & don’t miss any #JWST movies:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Register by November 2 to join #JWST at the 231st AAS meeting on January 8-12, 2018. Learn more:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
The JSTUC got updates on all aspects of the #JWST program at its 1st meeting in September. Want to learn more? tinyurl.com/y9lgod2q
Look for #JWST at the 49th Annual Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting in Provo, UT on Oct. 15-20. Details:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Register by October 15 for the “Planning Solar System Observations with #JWST” workshop on November 13-15.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Get help with your #JWST proposal at the Proposal Planning Workshop in Pasadena, CA on Dec 11-14. Register now:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Follow @NASAWebb
You won’t catch @NASAWebb saying “Bah, humbug!” to seasonal festivities. Its “silver and gold decorations” are mark… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Will @NASAWebb be able to study a planet like @StarWars’ Hoth in a “galaxy far, far away?” One of #Webb’s science g… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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- @NASAKepler
Researchers using data from our planet-hunting @NASAKepler mission and machine learning from @Google discovered an… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
#ICYMI, The Atlantic selected this photo of @NASAWebb outside Chamber A at @NASA_Johnson as one of 35 hopeful image… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
How do we move @NASAWebb from one location to another? Using a huge, specially designed shipping container called S… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
#ICYMI, Webb telescope has been built to last. That includes surviving micrometeoroid strikes! Check out this Q&A f… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Just how tough is @NASAWebb? Tough enough to survive the shaking shown here, which simulated the vibration of a roc… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
#ICYMI, @NASAWebb emerged from Chamber A at @NASA_Johnson on Dec. 1. Here's a view of Webb's exit from inside the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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- @JWSTObserver
The Cycle 1 call for proposals for #JWST general observer time has been released. Up to 6,000 hours will be availab… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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- @NASAGoddard
With a smothering stratosphere loaded with carbon monoxide and devoid of water, the hot-Jupiter-class planet WASP-1… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
#Webb’s mirrors made 14 stops to 11 different places across the US during their production. go.nasa.gov/2tQAq6U… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
#ICYMI, last week @NASAWebb completed its final cryogenic test at @NASA_Johnson, bringing it one step closer to lau… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be the most powerful telescope ever launched into space.