The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) serves the astronomical community through the operation of multiple NASA flagship missions including the Hubble, Webb, and Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescopes, the development of the MAST advanced data and science archives, including Kepler and TESS, and the dissemination of astronomical information to the broadest public audiences. Offering this breadth of resources to help the scientific community advance, STScI is the primary user interface for Hubble and Webb, and collaborates with Caltech/IPAC to provide community support for Roman.
The STScI Town Hall will serve as the center piece for our AAS 248 presence. We will report on the status of our existing and upcoming missions and describe new opportunities designed to advance astrophysics into the 2030s. In particular, we will focus on the imminent launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. We will highlight the software and cloud-based analysis tools that will are available to the community through the Roman Nexus and through the Mikulski Archive of Space Telescopes (MAST). We will include progress reports on Hubble and Webb, highlight the upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory and provide progress reports on the Rocky Worlds DD program and other community initiatives. We will include time for discussion to receive community input regarding new capabilities and to answer questions about our activities in the coming year.
Agenda:
STScI Overview Jennifer Lotz, Director, STScI
Roman mission update Ori Fox, Roman SOC Deputy Project Scientist, STScI
Rocky Worlds and community initiatives Neill Reid, Multi-mission Project Scientist, STScI
Exhibitor talk
JWST, Just the beginning Jennifer Lotz, Director, STScI
