2013

• 5/7/2013 STScI-2013-19 1. STScI Appoints New Mission Head for the James Webb Space Telescope The Space Telescope Science Institute has appointed Dr. Massimo Stiavelli as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mission Head. Stiavelli... (More)
• 4/9/2013 STScI-2013-16 2. NASA and STScI Select 17 Hubble Fellows for 2013 NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) have announced the selection of 17 new Hubble Fellows. The Hubble Fellowship Program now includes all research relevant... (More)
• 3/13/2013 STScI-2013-15 3. NASA Helps Make Guinness World Record for Largest Astronomy Lesson at SXSW Looking up through hundreds of colored filters and spectral glasses, 526 people shattered the record for the Largest Astronomy Lesson. (More)
• 3/7/2013 STScI-2013-08 4. Hubble Finds Birth Certificate of Oldest Known Star You can't be older than your parents. But there is a nearby star that at first glance looks like it is older than the universe! Hubble Space Telescope astronomers... (More)
• 2/19/2013 STScI-2013-10 5. NASA's Webb Telescope to Have a Texas-Sized Presence at the South by Southwest Festival Everything's bigger in Texas, and a life-sized model of the world's largest space telescope, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope... (More)
• 1/23/2013 STScI-2013-05 6. Dr. Jason Kalirai Awarded the 2013 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize Jason Kalirai of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., has been awarded the 2013 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize. This annual prize from the American... (More)

2012

• 12/21/2012 STScI-2012-50 7. New Free E-books Available about Two Famous NASA Space Telescopes NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been providing astounding images of the universe since April 1990 and has led to remarkable discoveries. (More)
• 11/1/2012 STScI-2012-44 8. Asteroid Belts of Just the Right Size are Friendly to Life Solar systems with life-bearing planets may be rare if they are dependent on the presence of asteroid belts of just the right mass, according... (More)
• 10/29/2012 STScI-2012-46 9. Additional Kepler Data Now Available to All Planet Hunters The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., is releasing 12 additional months worth of planet-searching data meticulously collected... (More)
• 10/23/2012 STScI-2012-43 10. Dr. Kathryn Flanagan Appointed Deputy Director of STScI Dr. Kathryn Flanagan has been appointed the Deputy Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md. STScI is the science operations... (More)
• 8/23/2012 STScI-2012-40 11. Hubble's Photo Contest Selects Winners Congratulations to the winners of the European Space Agency's Hubble's Hidden Treasures Competition! The Hubble's Hidden Treasures contest asked amateur image processors... (More)
• 4/5/2012 STScI-2012-17 12. Space Astronomy Archive and Distant Supernova Are Named in Honor Of U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski One of the world's largest astronomy archives, containing a treasure trove of information... (More)
• 4/2/2012 STScI-2012-15 13. Space Telescope Science Institute Announces the 2012 Hubble Fellows The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) announces today the selection of 17 new candidates for the Hubble Fellowship Program. This is one of the three prestigious... (More)
• 3/27/2012 STScI-2012-16 14. Help Find Hubble's Hidden Treasures NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made over one million observations during its more than two decades in orbit. New images are published nearly every week, but hidden in Hubble's... (More)
• 1/27/2012 STScI-2012-09 15. Space Telescope Science Institute Awarded for Being a "Best Place to Work" in Baltimore In its February 2012 issue, Baltimore Magazine has cited the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)... (More)

2011

• 12/19/2011 STScI-2011-41 16. Physicist and Former Astronaut John Grunsfeld to Head NASA Science Directorate NASA has named physicist and former astronaut John Grunsfeld as the new Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency's... (More)
• 12/6/2011 STScI-2011-40 17. Hubble Racks Up 10,000 Science Papers NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has passed another milestone in its 21 years of exploration: the 10,000th refereed science paper has been published. This makes Hubble one of the most prolific... (More)
• 11/9/2011 STScI-2011-36 18. Was the Real Discovery of the Expanding Universe Lost in Translation? Writing in the Nov. 10 issue of the journal Nature, Space Telescope Science Institute astrophysicist Mario Livio solves the mystery of why paragraphs... (More)
• 10/12/2011 STScI-2011-34 19. Giant Webb Space Telescope Model to "Land" in Baltimore Baltimore's Maryland Science Center is going to be the "landing site" for the full-scale model of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope... (More)
• 10/4/2011 STScI-2011-33 20. Astrophysicist Adam Riess Wins the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Adam Riess, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and Krieger-Eisenhower Professor in Physics and Astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University... (More)
• 9/22/2011 STScI-2011-32 21. Light Fantastic: Laser at Inner Harbor Beams Hubble's Heartbeat Beginning on Sunday, September 25 an outdoor laser exhibit at the Maryland Science Center will present a unique blend of astronomy and art. Hubble spectral... (More)
• 8/25/2011 STScI-2011-26 22. Fast Falling Clouds Fuel Milky Way Star Formation The long-term forecast for the Milky Way is cloudy with gaseous rain. A study by Nicolas Lehner and Christopher Howk of the University of Notre Dame concludes... (More)
• 7/5/2011 STScI-2011-22 23. NASA's Hubble Makes One Millionth Science Observation NASA's Hubble Space Telescope crossed another milestone in its 21-year space odyssey of exploration and discovery. On Monday, July 4, the Earth-orbiting observatory... (More)
• 3/29/2011 STScI-2011-09 24. Space Telescope Science Institute Announces the 2011 Hubble Fellows The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) announces today the selection of 17 new candidates for the Hubble Fellowship Program. This is one of the three prestigious... (More)
• 2/18/2011 STScI-2011-07 25. Astrophysicist Adam Riess Wins the 2011 Einstein Medal Adam Riess, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and a professor in physics and astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University, today was awarded... (More)

2010

• 7/8/2010 STScI-2010-23 26. "Hubble Repairman" Becomes Research Professor at Johns Hopkins University NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld has walked in space eight times and logged more than 800 hours floating in that deep, dark... (More)
• 3/30/2010 STScI-2010-11 27. Exploring the Carina Nebula By Touch The Hubble Space Telescope's dramatic glimpse of the Carina Nebula, a gigantic cloud of dust and gas bustling with star-making activity, is a glorious feast for the eyes. Energetic... (More)
• 3/19/2010 STScI-2010-12 28. Experience Hubble's Universe in 3-D Take an exhilarating ride through the Orion Nebula, a vast star-making factory 1,500 light-years away. Swoop through Orion's giant canyon of gas and dust. Fly past behemoth... (More)
• 2/26/2010 STScI-2010-10 29. STScI Announces the 2010 Hubble Fellows The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md. has selected 17 new candidates for the 2010 Hubble Fellowship Program. The fellows may pursue their research... (More)
• 1/4/2010 STScI-2010-04 30. Astronaut John Grunsfeld Appointed STScI Deputy Director Dr. John M. Grunsfeld has been appointed Deputy Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md. effective January 4, 2010. He succeeds Dr. Michael... (More)

2009

• 12/18/2009 STScI-2009-34 31. STScI Senior Astrophysicist Mario Livio Elected AAAS Fellow In November, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Council elected Space Telescope Science Institute's senior astrophysicist... (More)
• 10/14/2009 STScI-2009-27 32. Hubble Project Pioneer Rodger Doxsey Passes Away Dr. Rodger Doxsey, head of the Space Telescope Science Institute's (STScI) Hubble Mission Office, passed away on October 13 after a prolonged illness. (More)
• 6/25/2009 STScI-2009-22 33. STScI Joins the Search for Other Earths in Space The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md., is partnering on a historic search for Earth-size planets around other stars. (More)
• 4/28/2009 STScI-2009-20 34. Space Telescope Science Institute Astrophysicist Elected to National Academy of Sciences Adam Riess was among 72 scientists elected today to membership in the National Academy of Sciences at the organization's 146th annual meeting... (More)
• 2/25/2009 STScI-2009-09 35. NASA Announces 2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics Fellows NASA has selected fellows in three areas of astronomy and astrophysics for its Einstein, Hubble, and Sagan Fellowships. The recipients of this year's postdoctoral fellowships... (More)
• 1/28/2009 STScI-2009-06 36. Hubble's Next Discovery, You Decide In 1609, Galileo turned his telescope on the night sky for the first time. Now, 400 years later, your vote will help make the momentous decision of where to point modern astronomy's... (More)

2008

• 9/23/2008 STScI-2008-36 37. STScI Astrophysicist Adam Riess Receives MacArthur Fellowship The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named Adam Riess of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and the Johns Hopkins University among 25 new MacArthur... (More)
• 8/11/2008 STScI-2008-31 38. Hubble Unveils Colorful and Turbulent Star-Birth Region on 100,000th Orbit Milestone In commemoration of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope completing its 100,000th orbit in its 18th year of exploration and discovery, scientists... (More)
• 7/8/2008 STScI-2008-26 39. Iain Neill Reid Appointed as Head of STScI Science Mission Office The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has appointed Dr. Iain Neill Reid as Head of the STScI's Science Mission Office (SMO). (More)
• 5/1/2008 STScI-2008-19 40. Riccardo Giacconi to Receive National Inventors Hall of Fame's Lifetime Achievement Award Riccardo Giacconi, founding director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md., will receive the 2008 Lifetime... (More)
• 4/28/2008 STScI-2008-18 41. STScI and JHU Astronomer Adam Riess Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) astronomer and professor... (More)
• 3/10/2008 STScI-2008-10 42. The Aesthetics of Hubble Images Showcased at Walters Art Museum Just as the early explorers ventured ever further into the oceans, recording the wonders they encountered, today's astronomers are probing farther... (More)
• 2/15/2008 STScI-2008-12 43. STScI Astronomers to Head Two Studies of Next Generation Astronomy Missions Two astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md., Dr. Marc Postman and Dr. Ken Sembach, have been selected... (More)
• 1/15/2008 STScI-2008-05 44. NASA Unveils Cosmic Images Book in Braille for Blind Readers At a ceremony today at the National Federation of the Blind, NASA unveiled a new book that brings majestic images taken by its Great Observatories... (More)

2007

• 12/5/2007 STScI-2007-43 45. Planet Hunter Geoff Marcy to Give Annual John N. Bahcall Public Lecture Dec. 11 Dr. Geoffrey Marcy, professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the annual John N. Bahcall... (More)
• 8/22/2007 STScI-2007-22 46. Hubble Teams with Google to Bring the Cosmos Down to Earth Imagine cruising the heavens from your desktop and seeing all the spectacular images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Exploding... (More)
• 7/17/2007 STScI-2007-29 47. Gruber Cosmology Prize Awarded to STScI Dark Energy Discoverers Four astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md. are on two teams sharing the $500,000 2007 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their discovery... (More)
• 5/29/2007 STScI-2007-23 48. STScI Appoints New Mission Head for the James Webb Space Telescope The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has appointed Dr. Kathryn Flanagan as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mission Head. (More)
• 5/7/2007 STScI-2007-21 49. Institute Educator Will Lead Workshop for British Queen Queen Elizabeth II will learn about NASA education tomorrow, May 8, when she visits NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Bonnie Eisenhamer... (More)
• 5/1/2007 STScI-2007-20 50. HubbleSite Wins Top International Honor The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Internet, has selected HubbleSite.org for the Best Science Website of 2007. HubbleSite also won the accompanying People's... (More)