Channel Title: Space Telescope Science Institute Channel Description: Expanding the Frontiers of Space Astronomy. We are the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives. Since its launch in 1990, we have performed the science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope. We lead the science and mission operations for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and will perform parts of the science operations for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. We are also partners on several other NASA missions. Our staff conducts world-class scientific research; our Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) curates and disseminates data from over 20 astronomical missions; and we bring science to the world through internationally recognized news, education, and public outreach programs. <video> Visualization of the Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared Light - Part 2 #shorts Description: This visualization explores the Orion Nebula using both visible and infrared light. The sequence begins with a wide-field view of the sky showing the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, then zooms down to the scale of the Orion Nebula. The visible light observation (from the Hubble Space Telescope) and the infrared light observation (from the Spitzer Space Telescope) are compared first in two-dimensional images, and then in three-dimensional models. As the camera flies into the star-forming region, the sequence cross-fades back and forth between the visible and infrared views. Music: “Dvorak – Serenade for Strings Op22 in E Major larghetto,” performed by The Advent Chamber Orchestra, CC BY-SA. Credit: Video: NASA, ESA, Frank Summers (STScI), Greg Bacon (STScI), Zolt G. Levay (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI), Lisa Frattare (STScI), Massimo Robberto (STScI), Mario Gennaro (STScI), Robert L. Hurt (IPAC), Martin Kornmesser (ESA), Akira Fujii; Acknowledgment: Robert Gendler; Music: The Advent Chamber Orchestra Part 1: https://youtube.com/shorts/UN8jasv5aa0 Part 3: https://youtube.com/shorts/HRuDOyftGis #space #nebulaexploration #universe #nebulas #astronomy #visualization #OrionNebula #stsci #nasa #esa #hubbletelescope #hubble #spitzer #infrared #visual #orion </video> <video> What is the James Webb Space Telescope Looking At Right Now? #shorts Description: What is the James Webb Space Telescope looking at right now? The atmosphere of a distant planet? A pillar of gas and dust shrouding newly formed stars? The Space Telescope Live has the answer! With a zoomable sky map and loads of details to explore, you can find out what Webb is observing, where in the sky the object is, which instruments are being used, and what questions scientists are trying to answer. And with the new calendar tool and timeline feature, find out quickly what the telescope was observing on any day and minute since it began collecting cosmic light. Take a look: https://webbtelescope.pub/WebbObservations Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. #NASAWebb #JWST #UnfoldTheUniverse #Webb #SpaceTelescopes #SpaceTelescopeLive #WhatIsWebbLookingAt #astronomy #space #nebulaexploration #WebbObservations #STLive </video> <video> Stellar Greetings from Globular Cluster M79 - Hubble Space Telescope #shorts Description: This video starts with a wide-field view of the sky covering the constellations of Orion, the hunter, and Lepus, the hare. The view zooms down to the relatively tiny field of the Hubble image of globular star cluster Messier 79 (M79). The sequence then dissolves to a visualization of a rotating star cluster that provides three-dimensional perspective. The simulated star cluster is modeled to reflect the number, color, and distribution of stars in M79, but not its exact structure. Finally, the scene pulls back to reveal a a snow globe. Credit: NASA, ESA, and F. Summers, J. DePasquale, D. Player, Z. Levay and G. Bacon (STScI). #Newyear #newyearseve #newyear2025 #orion #Hubble #hubbletelescope #globularcluster #stars #happynewyear #starcluster #nasa #esa #stsci #M79 #messier #astronomy #space #universe </video> <video> The Pillars of Creation and the Interplay of Stars and Dust Description: This scientific visualization explores the iconic Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula (Messier 16 or M16) and the various ways that stars and dust are intertwined in the process of star formation. In developing the contextual story and the three-dimensional model, the video uses data from science papers, the Hubble Space Telescope, the Webb Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The sequence begins with zoom from our Milky Way galaxy in to the Pillars of Creation, a scale change greater than a factor of 10,000. Along the way, the general distribution of stars and dust clouds on the sky leads to the specific details of the star-forming Eagle Nebula. The stellar winds and high energy light from hot young stars at the center of the nebula are responsible for creating the pillars' shapes. The video then enters a journey into the three-dimensional structure of the pillars. Based on scientific results, astronomers and artists modeled this striking formation in three dimensions and created a sequence that flies past and among the pillars. What can look like three connected pillars in a two-dimensional image separates into four dust clouds with ionized gas streaming away from each in the three-dimensional model. As the virtual camera flies through the model, the view shifts back and forth between Hubble's visible-light and Webb's infrared-light perspectives. Viewers explore the contrasts between Hubble's and Webb's observations, which demonstrate how the telescopes complement each other by probing different scientific aspects of the clouds. The Pillars of Creation get their nickname from the fact that stars are forming within these dust clouds. The visual tour highlights various stages of star formation, including an embedded protostar at the top of the central pillar, bipolar jets from a hidden star in the process of forming in the upper part of the left pillar, and a newborn star in the middle of the left pillar. This visualization is a product of the AstroViz Project of NASA's Universe of Learning. Credit: Producer: Greg Bacon (STScI), Frank Summers (STScI), NASA's Universe of Learning; Visualization: Greg Bacon (STScI), Ralf Crawford (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI), Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI), Christian Nieves (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Frank Summers (STScI), Robert L. Hurt (Caltech, IPAC); Science Advisor: Anna McLeod (Durham University); Script Writer: Frank Summers (STScI); Narration: Frank Summers (STScI); Music: Joseph DePasquale (STScI). #space #nebulaexploration #hubbletelescope #universe #hubble #astronomy #starsystem #hubblespacetelescope #chandra #chandraobservatory #chandraxray #spitzer #spitzertelescope #webb #webbtelescope #webbspacetelescope #nasawebb #jwst #EagleNebula #pillarsofcreation #messier16 #stsci #visualization #xray #infrared #nasa #esa #csa #stars #clouds </video> <video> Webb Telescope Reveals the Protostar L1527 IRS #shorts Description: Explore the formation of a star as can only be seen by the James Webb Space Telescope. This 3D visualization exposes the structures around the protostar L1527 IRS. Even with the best optical telescopes, the nebula L1527 appears as a dark, featureless cloud. But it contains a secret within. L1527 IRS is a star in the process of formation that can be detected using the infrared eyes of Webb. Shrouded in dust, the protostar accretes new material from a disk, and expels some of it into hourglass-shaped lobes. Examine the features revealed in a 3D model based on the Webb image. Learn more about this object: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2022/news-2022-055 Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford, Leah Hustak, Alyssa Pagan, Frank Summers, Greg Bacon (Space Telescope Science Institute). #STScI #astronomy #space #science #NASAWebb #JWST #Webb #telescope #stars #newbornstars #nebulae #nebula #webbtelescope #webbspacetelescope #jameswebbspacetelescope #L1527 #visualization #nasa #esa #csa #stsci #starformation </video> <video> Visualization of the Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared Light - Part 3 #shorts Description: Visualization of the Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared Light - Part 1 #shorts This visualization explores the Orion Nebula using both visible and infrared light. The sequence begins with a wide-field view of the sky showing the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, then zooms down to the scale of the Orion Nebula. The visible light observation (from the Hubble Space Telescope) and the infrared light observation (from the Spitzer Space Telescope) are compared first in two-dimensional images, and then in three-dimensional models. As the camera flies into the star-forming region, the sequence cross-fades back and forth between the visible and infrared views. Music: “Dvorak – Serenade for Strings Op22 in E Major larghetto,” performed by The Advent Chamber Orchestra, CC BY-SA. Credit: Video: NASA, ESA, Frank Summers (STScI), Greg Bacon (STScI), Zolt G. Levay (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI), Lisa Frattare (STScI), Massimo Robberto (STScI), Mario Gennaro (STScI), Robert L. Hurt (IPAC), Martin Kornmesser (ESA), Akira Fujii; Acknowledgment: Robert Gendler; Music: The Advent Chamber Orchestra Part 1: https://youtube.com/shorts/UN8jasv5aa0 Part 2: https://youtube.com/shorts/0he_qoYyu3E #space #nebulaexploration #universe #nebulas #astronomy #visualization #OrionNebula #stsci #nasa #esa #hubbletelescope #hubble #spitzer #infrared #visual #orion </video> <video> Spectroscopy Animation of Southern Crab Nebula Description: This video illustrates how Hubble Space Telescope spectral observations were used to study the chemical makeup of the Southern Crab Nebula. The hourglass-shaped nebula contains elements forged in the interior of its two aging central stars that were then blasted back into space. Energized by radiation from the pair of bright stars, each of these elements glows in specific colors (or wavelengths) of light. Hubble's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph has a narrow rectangular window that was positioned along the center of the nebula. Inside this window, light was divided into a spectrum of colors. By doing this, the specific glow from hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen could be isolated. Once injected into interstellar space, these elements will be available for future generations of stars, planets, and possibly life. The James Webb Space Telescope routinely uses spectroscopy to explore a wide range of astronomical research, from exoplanets to the remote universe. Credit: NASA, ESA, and L. Hustak (STScI). #space #hubbletelescope #universe #nebulas #hubble #astronomy #hubblespacetelescope #nebula #SouthernCrabNebula #spectroscopy #chemical #telescope #spacetelescope #nasa #esa #stsci #wavelengths #spectrum </video> <video> Cassiopeia A Light Echoes Time-lapse Description: This time-lapse video using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope highlights the evolution of one light echo in the vicinity of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. A light echo is created when a star explodes or erupts, flashing light into surrounding clumps of interstellar dust and causing them to shine in an ever-expanding pattern. Webb’s exquisite resolution not only shows incredible detail within these light echoes, but also shows their expansion over the course of just a few weeks – a remarkably short timescale considering that most cosmic targets remain unchanged over a human lifetime. Credits: Video: Jacob Jencson; Infrared Processing and Analysis Center and Joseph DePasquale; Space Telescope Science Institute National Aeronautics and Space Administration European Space Agency Canadian Space Agency Space Telescope Science Institute #stsci #space #universe #universe #astronomy #spacetelescope #stars #nasa #esa #csa #timelapse #nasawebb #jwst #webbtelescope #webbspacetelescope #webb </video> <video> NGC 2566 - James Webb Space Telescope - MIRI #shorts Description: The galaxy filling the frame in this James Webb Space Telescope image is NGC 2566, a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Puppis. In this image Webb’s Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) puts the thick clouds of interstellar dust that suffuse NGC 2566 on display, as well as the galaxy’s compact, bright core. At 76 million light-years away, NGC 2566 is considered a nearby galaxy, making it an excellent target for studying fine details like star clusters and gas clouds. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy, N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble); Music: Stellardrone - Twilight. #space #universe #astronomy #webb #webbtelescope #webbspacetelescope #jwst #nasawebb #jameswebbspacetelescope #galaxy #infrared #MIRI #midinfrared #stars #nasa #esa #csa #spaceexploration #spaceobservatory #spacetour </video> <video> Star-Studded Cluster — NGC 6325 —Hubble Space Telescope #shorts Description: The densely packed globular cluster NGC 6325 glistens in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope. This concentrated group of stars lies around 26 000 light years from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus. Globular clusters like NGC 6325 are tightly bound collections of stars with anywhere from tens of thousands to millions of members. They can be found in all types of galaxies, and act as natural laboratories for astronomers studying star formation. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, E. Noyola, R. Cohen; Music: Stellardrone - Billions and Billions. #space #hubbletelescope #universe #starsystem #hubble #astronomy #hubblespacetelescope #esa #nasa #starcluster #stars #ngc6325 #starformation #Ophiuchus </video> <video> Visualization of the Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared Light - Part 1 #shorts Description: This visualization explores the Orion Nebula using both visible and infrared light. The sequence begins with a wide-field view of the sky showing the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, then zooms down to the scale of the Orion Nebula. The visible light observation (from the Hubble Space Telescope) and the infrared light observation (from the Spitzer Space Telescope) are compared first in two-dimensional images, and then in three-dimensional models. As the camera flies into the star-forming region, the sequence cross-fades back and forth between the visible and infrared views. Watch Part 2: https://youtube.com/shorts/0he_qoYyu3E?feature=share Watch Part 3: https://youtube.com/shorts/HRuDOyftGis?feature=share Music: “Dvorak – Serenade for Strings Op22 in E Major larghetto,” performed by The Advent Chamber Orchestra, CC BY-SA. Credit: Video: NASA, ESA, Frank Summers (STScI), Greg Bacon (STScI), Zolt G. Levay (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI), Lisa Frattare (STScI), Massimo Robberto (STScI), Mario Gennaro (STScI), Robert L. Hurt (IPAC), Martin Kornmesser (ESA), Akira Fujii; Acknowledgment: Robert Gendler; Music: The Advent Chamber Orchestra #space #nebulaexploration #universe #nebulas #astronomy #visualization #OrionNebula #stsci #nasa #esa #hubbletelescope #hubble #spitzer #infrared #visual #orion </video> <video> Andromeda M31 PHAST mosaic video Description: This video opens with the largest photomosaic ever assembled from Hubble Space Telescope observations. It is a panoramic view of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, located 2.5 million light-years away. It took over 10 years to make this vast and colorful portrait of the galaxy, requiring over 600 Hubble snapshots. This stunning mosaic captures the glow of 200 million stars. The camera zooms into the central portion of the galaxy, resolving a sea of myriad older stars. The camera pans along the galaxy's vast disk which is over 200,000 light-years across. The view is etched with dark dust clouds. The stellar population looks bluer as we move toward the galaxy's outer rim, rich in bright blue star clusters. A spindle-shaped background galaxy briefly comes into view. Factoid: This mosaic image is 168960 pixels by 39492 pixels. Think about it... with that many pixels it would take 800 4k monitors to view the image at 100 percent! That is roughly 6.7 Billion pixels. The very end of the video sequence showcases the image at 100 percent resolution. Credits: Visualization: Greg Bacon; Space Telescope Science Institute Image: Joseph DePasquale; Space Telescope Science Institute National Aeronautics and Space Administration European Space Agency Science: Benjamin Williams; University of Washington #stsci #nasa #esa #hubbletelescope #hubble #hubblespacetelescope #astronomy </video> <video> Exploring Star and Planet Formation — Space Telescope Science Institute #shorts Description: This animation explores the stages in the formation of stars and planets. Within a large, dense cloud, thousands of protostars collapse due to gravity. The infalling material forms a disk around the protostar, with jets emitted perpendicular to the disk. Planets condense and build up within the disk, establishing a new solar system. The Webb Space Telescope’s infrared observations will peer into these dark clouds and dusty disks to examine this formation process with unprecedented clarity. Credit: Video: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Animation: Dani Player (STScI), Frank Summers (STScI); Audio: Joseph DePasquale (STScI). #space #universe #astronomy #stsci #nasa #esa #planets #stars #exoplanets #planetformation #howplanetsform #solarsystem </video> <video> Fade Between 2022 and 2023 Observations of Wolf-Rayet 140 Description: This video alternates between two James Webb Space Telescope observations of Wolf-Rayet 140, a two-star system that has sent out more than 17 shells of dust over 130 years. Mid-infrared light observations highlight them with excellent clarity. By comparing this pair of observations, taken only 14 months apart, researchers showed the dust in the system has expanded. All the dust in every shell is moving at almost 1% the speed of light. The stars are very bright, which led to the diffraction spikes in both images. These are artifacts, not meaningful features. Credits: Video: Joseph DePasquale; Space Telescope Science Institute National Aeronautics and Space Administration European Space Agency Canadian Space Agency Science: Emma Lieb; University of Denver Ryan Lau; NSF's NOIRLab Jennifer Hoffman; University of Denver #space #universe #universe #astronomy #spacetelescope #stars #nasa #esa #csa #nasawebb #jwst #webbtelescope #webbspacetelescope #webb #stsci </video> <video> Artist's Impression: Spinning Supermassive Black Hole Rips Star Apart #shorts Description: This animation shows how the recorded brightest supernova ever likely happened—and categorized as a superluminous supernova, the explosion of an extremely massive star at the end of its life. It was twice as bright as the previous record holder, and at its peak was 20 times brighter than the total light output of the entire Milky Way. A Sun-like star gets into the area of influence of a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole in the centre of a distant galaxy. While its orbit gets constantly closer to the black hole the star gets “spaghettified”, creating an accretion disc around the supermassive black hole. When it finally gets ripped apart close to the event horizon it creates a bright flash, that could resemble a superluminous supernova. Credit: ESA/Hubble, ESO, M. Kornmesser. #space #universe #astronomy #supernova #esa #blackhole #spaghetti #spaghettified #supermassive #supermassiveblackholes </video>

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Expanding the Frontiers of Space Astronomy.

We are the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives.

Since its launch in 1990, we have performed the science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope. We lead the science and mission operations for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and will perform parts of the science operations for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. We are also partners on several other NASA missions.

Our staff conducts world-class scientific research; our Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) curates and disseminates data from over 20 astronomical missions; and we bring science to the world through internationally recognized news, education, and public outreach programs.

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