Infrared image of the Carina Nebula, specifically the Trumpler 14 star cluster, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The image reveals a dense field of stars and protoplanetary disks glowing amidst vibrant red nebula clouds, highlighting the extreme environment of planet formation. Credits: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc.

1/2🧵 🔭🧪 5791 CL-TRUMPLER-14 Carina Nebula #JWST
Protoplanetary Disks in the Extreme Environment of Trumpler 14

2026-03-28

PI: Michael Kuhn

NIRCam: F212N,F444W-F466N

Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

#Webb #Nebula #CarinaNebula

Infrared image of galaxy M82 captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on March 25, 2026. The image, taken using NIRCam filters (F200W, F444W, F115W), reveals the vibrant star-forming regions and intricate dust structures within the galaxy, showcasing its dynamic and turbulent nature. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc.

1/2🧵 🔭🧪 5145 Galaxy M82 #JWST

2026-03-25

PI: Adam Smercina

NIRCam: F200W, F444W, F115W

Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

#Galaxy #CigarGalaxy

There are many reasons I love where I work, not least of which is that I’ve now had the opportunity, twice, to get a private tour of STScI’s Webb control room.
#SpaceSky #Space #JamesWebb #SpaceTelescope #STScI

Image of the NGC 2244 core in the Rosette Nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The image reveals a dense field of stars, including brown dwarfs and free-floating planetary-mass objects. The observation was made using the NIRCam instrument with filters: F115W, F335M, F150W-F162M, F140M, F182M, F144W, F360M, and F300M. This data is part of program #4545, led by Principal Investigator Mark McCaughrean. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc.

1/2🧵 🔭🧪 4545 | NGC 2244 core #JWST

Brown dwarfs & free-floating planetary mass objects in the Rosette Nebula: imaging
2025-03-02

PI: Mark McCaughrean

NIRCam: F115W,F335M,F150W-F162M,F140M,F182M,F144W,F360M,F300M

Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

#browndwarf #NGC2244 #Rosettenebula

Webb Space Telescope (JWST) image of NGC 628, also known as the Phantom Galaxy. The image reveals intricate spiral arms filled with stars, gas, and dust, captured in infrared light. The vibrant core glows brightly, surrounded by a tapestry of cosmic structures. Data from NIRCam instrument highlight the galaxy’s complex features. Details: Observation Date: January 17, 2024 Principal Investigator: Angela Adamo Filters: NIRCam (F277w, F405n, F335m, F144W, F150w, F115w, F200w, F187n) Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc Program: JWST Program 1783

2/2🧵🔭🧪1783 | NGC 628 Phantom Galaxy NIRCam #JWST

17 Jan 2024

PI: Angela Adamo

Program Info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCam: F277w,F405n,F335m,F144W,F150w,F115w,F200w,F187n

Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

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James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) image of NGC 628, also known as the Phantom Galaxy. The image reveals intricate spiral arms filled with stars, gas, and dust, captured in infrared light. The vibrant core glows brightly, surrounded by a tapestry of cosmic structures. Data from NIRCam and MIRI instruments highlight the galaxy’s complex features. Details: Observation Date: January 17, 2024 Principal Investigator: Angela Adamo Filters: NIRCam (F277w, F405n, F335m, F144W, F150w, F115w, F200w, F187n), MIRI (F560w, F770w) Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc Program: JWST Program 1783

1/2🧵🔭🧪 1783 | NGC 628 Phantom Galaxy #JWST

17 Jan 2024

PI: Angela Adamo

Program Info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCam: F277w,F405n,F335m,F144W,F150w,F115w,F200w,F187n
MIRI: F560w,F770w

Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

#Galaxy

3177 Black Eye Galaxy | #JWST Title: Beholding star cluster formation, feedback, and evolution with the 'Evil Eye' Fri Feb 27 23:42:35 EST 2026 Principal Investigator: Jiayi Sun Program Info: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst-program-info/program/?program=3177 Source: https://yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_latest_release.html NIRCam: F187n, F405n-F444w, F430m, F300m, F200w, F150w Credit: NASA/ ESA/ CSA/ STScI/ Jackie Branc

🔭🧪 3177 Black Eye Galaxy #JWST
Evolution with the 'Evil Eye'

PI: Jiayi Sun

Program Info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCam: F187n, F405n-F444w, F430m, F300m, F200w, F150w

Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

#Galaxy #EvilEye

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Saoirse/“Scrap” helping M work 👀 💻 #STScI

🔭🧪 9224 Planetary Nebula Center (final) #JWST

Feb 26 2026

PI: Macarena Garcia Marin

Program info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCam/MIRI: F1000W,F1800W,F187n,F1444W-F470N,F1280W,F1130W,F150W,F444W

Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

9224 Planetary Nebula Center | #JWST Thu Feb 26 01:47:43 EST 2026 PI: Macarena Garcia Marin Program info: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst-program-info/program/?program=9224 Source: https://yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_latest_release.html NIRCam/MIRI filters: F144W,F1800W,F1280W,F187n,F1444W-F470N,F1000W Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc

🔭🧪 9224 Planetary Nebula Center | #JWST

Thu Feb 26 01:47:43 EST 2026

PI: Macarena Garcia Marin

P. info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCam/MIRI filters: F144W,F1800W,F1280W,F187n,F1444W-F470N,F1000W

Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

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🔭🧪 5293 - Galactic Winds in the Early Universe: observing outflows in emission and absorption in a typical z~6 galaxy | JWST Thu Feb 05 21:25:41 EST 2026 Principal Investigator: Xinfeng Xu Program info: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst/phase2-public/5293.pdf Source: https://yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_latest_release.html NIRCAM F115W,F200W,F150W,F300W,F410M,F250 #JWST #MACS0308-ZD1 Image Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc

🔭🧪 5293 - Galactic Winds in the Early Universe | #JWST

Thu Feb 05 21:25:41 EST 2026

PI: Xinfeng Xu
Program info: www.stsci.edu/jwst/phase2-...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCAM F115W,F200W,F150W,F300W,F410M,F250

Image Credit: #NASA / #ESA / #CSA / #STScI / Jackie Branc

1/2🧵🔭🧪 The Origin of the Crab Nebula - Crab Pulsar PSR B0531+21 | #JWST 31-10-2022 Principal Investigator: Tea Temim Program info: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst-program-info/program/?program=01714 Source: MAST Archive NIRCam: f480m,f150w2-f162m | green channel simulated Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc ----- 1/2🧵I fell in love with a star. Butterflies in my stomach, the world seems so vividly coloured, I obsessively keep thinking about you. What are you doing right now, my Star? Neutrons are dripping away, my beloved degenerate fermion gas. A heart full of pions and kaons, you wink at me through 10¹² gauss… My beloved Neutron Star (PSR B0531+21).

1/3🧵🔭🧪 The Origin of the Crab Nebula - Crab Pulsar PSR B0531+21 | #JWST

31-10-2022
Principal Investigator: Tea Temim
Program info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: MAST Archive

NIRCam: f480m,f150w2-f162m | green channel simulated
Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

#CrabNebula

🔭🧪Young protostellar jet HH288 | #JWST Molecular cloud emission enhanced 2025-01-26 PI: Mark McCaughrean Program info: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst-program-info/program/?program=4548 Source: https://yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_latest_release.html NIRCam: F212W,F200W,F150W,F356W,F444W,F444-F466N,F444W-F470N #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

🔭🧪Young protostellar jet HH288 | #JWST

Molecular cloud emission enhanced

2025-01-26
PI: Mark McCaughrean
Program info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCam: F212W,F200W,F150W,F356W,F444W,F444-F466N,F444W-F470N

#NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc

🔭🧪 Galaxy cluster CLG 0451-03 | JWST Early stars -- Properties of lensed stars at z~7 Wed Jan 28 01:39:31 EST 2026 Principal Investigator: Lukas Furtak Program info: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst-program-info/program/?program=05058 Source: https://yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_latest_release.html NIRCAM f150w,f444w,f277w,f200w,f356w #NASA / #ESA / #CSA / #STScI / Jackie Branc #JWST #CLG0451-03

🔭🧪 Galaxy cluster CLG 0451-03 | JWST

Wed Jan 28 01:39:31 EST 2026

Principal Investigator: Lukas Furtak
Program info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCAM f150w,f444w,f277w,f200w,f356w

#NASA / #ESA / #CSA / #STScI / Jackie Branc

#JWST #CLG0451-03

🔭🧪 Extreme Star-Forming and Dusty Galaxy NGC 1614 2025-01-23 Principal Investigator: Miranda Caputo Program info: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst-program-info/program/?program=06035 Source: https://yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_latest_release.html NIRCAM f277w,f480m,f200w,f410m,f182m,f210m #NASA / #ESA / #CSA / #STScI / Jackie Branc

🔭🧪 Extreme Star-Forming and Dusty Galaxy NGC 1614

2025-01-23

Principal Investigator: Miranda Caputo
Program info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCAM f277w,f480m,f200w,f410m,f182m,f210m

#NASA / #ESA / #CSA / #STScI / Jackie Branc

#JWST #NGC1614

🔭🧪 JWST | HH211 Kinematics

2025-01-24

Principal Investigator: Thomas Ray
Program info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCAM f444w,f210m,f210m,f212n

#NASA / #ESA / #CSA / #STScI / Jackie Branc

#JWST #HH211

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Online Workshop Recording: DIY NASA Exhibits with Earth Information Center & ViewSpace | NISE Network Online workshop recording about some of the DIY exhibit resources freely available from NASA, with details for how anyone can set up these NASA exhibits at their location.

RECORDING: NISE Network Online Workshop: DIY NASA Exhibits with Earth Information Center & ViewSpace
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Online Workshop: DIY NASA Exhibits with Earth Information Center & ViewSpace | NISE Network Online workshop about how to set up NASA exhibits at your location featuring resources and content from NASA's Earth Information Center and ViewSpace.

ONLINE WORKSHOP: DIY NASA Exhibits with Earth Information Center & ViewSpace, 10/7 2pm Eastern
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Online Workshop: DIY NASA Exhibits with Earth Information Center & ViewSpace | NISE Network Online workshop about how to set up NASA exhibits at your location featuring resources and content from NASA's Earth Information Center and ViewSpace.

NEXT ONLINE WORKSHOP: DIY NASA Exhibits with Earth Information Center & ViewSpace, 10/7, 2pm E
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I got many of my Baltimore coworkers to give their own "player intros" in honor of the Baltimore Ravens playing Sunday Night Football! #STScI #RavensFlock

Excited to have spoken at the STScI Spring Symposium 2025 about the self-regulated ISM and the role of FUV radiation in star formation, as explored in The SILCC Project VIII.
Watch the talk: www.youtube.com/live/Q4sw9-V...
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1093/mnra...
#ISM #MHD #STScI #NASA

Release of NIRSpec data (program 5224) gets underway on 2025-06-16. #JWST #STSci #MAST

Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI) and L. Hustak (STScI).

#astronomy #universe #space #nasa #stsci #hubbletelescope #hubble #esa #planets #mars

Astronomy Picture of the Day A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Would be cool if #APOD actually used the full image credit on the images they display. Leaving #STScI out of "Protostars within Lynds 483" when they processed the Webb image isn't cool.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropi...

JWST taking a look at Lynds 483 - 650 lya in the constellation Serpens. Taken in near infrared light, showing incredible new details and structure from the centre down. The layers of purple and red, are something else altogether!

Image credit: #NASA, #ESA, #CSA, #STScI

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STScI Presents the Rocky Worlds Director's Discretionary Time (DDT) Science Advisory Council - Astrobiology As recently announced, a new 500-hour Director's Discretionary Time (DDT) program will use JWST observations to search for atmospheres in more than a dozen nearby exoplanet systems.

STScI Presents the Rocky Worlds Director's Discretionary Time (DDT) Science Advisory Council
astrobiology.com/2024/09/stsc... #astrobiology #JWST #Hubble #STSCI #astronomy #exoplanet

STScI Initiates A Concerted Search For Atmospheres Around M-dwarf Exoplanets - Astrobiology The STScI Director, Dr. Jennifer Lotz, has accepted the primary recommendation of the Working Group on Strategic Exoplanet Initiatives , and has decided to proceed with a large-scale survey of rocky M...

STScI Initiates A Concerted Search For Atmospheres Around M-dwarf Exoplanets
astrobiology.com/2024/07/stsc... #astrobiology #exoplanet #astronomy #Hubble #STSCI